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The Autumn of the Patriarch | Quiz

Gabriel García Márquez
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The Autumn of the Patriarch | Quiz

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1)

Whose husband does the General claim to have retrieved for her? (from Chapter 3)

Bendicion Alvarado.
Leticia Nazareno.
Manuela Sanchez.
Matilde Peralta.
2)

What did the regime papers print for years before the General's death? (from Chapter 6)

Images of the nation's prosperity under the General.
Fictionalized pictures of the General in front of civil and military audiences.
Stories of the General's supposed magnificence.
Images of the General carousing with the people.
3)

What is the ironic thing about the hurricane? (from Chapter 3)

It has a woman's name.
It is a stealthy disaster.
It is not the cause of the destruction.
It comes when the General is expecting the comet's return.
4)

Why does the General murder the old woman? (from Chapter 3)

In order to silence his mother.
Because she threatened to expose him.
Because she knew about the two thousand children.
So that no one would know the circumstances of his death.
5)

What reason does Ambassador Thompson give for the Marine occupation of the Nation? (from Chapter 3)

War crimes.
Genocide.
Yellow fever.
Cholera.
6)

What about the General's hands indicated he would be king? (from Chapter 4)

They were soft and regal.
There were no life lines on his palms.
They were abnormally pale.
They were magnificently powerful from infancy.
7)

When he sees the cow, what does the General immediately remember? (from Chapter 6)

The assassination attempt involving the milk cart.
The cows that appeared on the lawn on the day of the invasion.
The way his son resembled a calf fetus at birth.
Cow is spelled with a C.
8)

To whom does the General pray in his last moments? (from Chapter 6)

God.
The Virgin Mary.
His mother.
No one.
9)

Where does the General get his socks? (from Chapter 4)

From a group of school girls, commissioned to knit his footwear.
From the nuns at his wife's former convent.
From the corpses of his enemies.
From the private sockery of the Supreme Pontiff.
10)

How does Bendicion Alvarado persuade the General to stay at her house a little longer? (from Chapter 3)

She begs and cries.
She prepares a calabash.
She kills and cooks a fresh hen.
She feigns a stroke.
11)

How does Leticia legally steal from merchants at the market? (from Chapter 5)

The General proclaims her immune from prosecution.
She claims it in the name of God.
At her touch, it is damaged merchandise and the merchants give it away for free.
She tells the merchants to send the bill to the government.
12)

What does the papal nuncio say about the linen shroud? (from Chapter 4)

It is a fake, produced by a painter.
It is miraculous, but not proof of sainthood.
It is proof of a miracle.
It is proof of God's divinity only.
13)

Which group comes to investigate the disappearance of the children? (from Chapter 3)

The United Nations.
The League of Nations.
The U.S. Marines.
The League of Generals.
14)

According to popular rumor, what does Lord Kochel eat? (from Chapter 6)

The hot guts of beheaded people.
Grass.
Iguana eggs.
Freshly-boiled hens.
15)

How does the General kill the old woman? (from Chapter 3)

He breaks her neck.
He poisons her food.
He throws her to the man-eating dogs.
He strangles her with a strap from his spur.
16)

What happens during the wedding ceremony? (from Chapter 5)

Leticia gives birth to Emanuel.
Manuela Sanchez returns to seek vengeance.
Leticia faints from the pressures of marrying the General.
Rebels attempt to assassinate the General with an exploding milk cart.
17)

What does Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra spend his money on? (from Chapter 6)

The clothing of a prince.
His fussy wife.
Prostitutes.
Fine foods.
18)

Where does the General kidnap Leticia from? (from Chapter 4)

Rome.
Puerto Rico.
Jamaica.
The Nation.
19)

Who does the U.S. send in to carry out the punishment? (from Chapter 6)

The U.S. Marire Corpse.
Ambassador Ewing's nautical engineers.
The Navy SEALS.
Engineers from the U.S. Center for Biological War.
20)

Where does death finally find the General? (from Chapter 6)

His chambers.
The bathroom.
On the balcony.
In the courtyard.
21)

What color are the General's socks? (from Chapter 4)

One black, one purple.
Grey.
Pink.
Purple.
22)

After both bulletins, how is the General's death finally announced? (from Chapter 5)

Cathedral bells toll.
A public celebration.
A public mourning, after which the next President is inaugurated.
A public announcement declaring the General dead.
23)

Which of Bendicion Alvarado's miracles is most astonishing? (from Chapter 4)

Her presence calms the sea.
She causes flowers to bloom on salt flats.
Her body appears to be alive after her death.
She cures the crippled.
24)

What animal does Emanuel resemble when he is born? (from Chapter 5)

A bird.
A dog.
A calf fetus.
A goat.
25)

Which animal part are the General's hands compared to? (from Chapter 3)

A toad's belly.
A lizard's tongue.
A shark's fin.
A cow's innards.
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