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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the General become angry with his aids?
(a) He learns that they have made decisions of national importance without consulting him.
(b) His order to create a fair lottery has been disobeyed.
(c) He learns they have hidden a group of two thousand children.
(d) He learns that they have executed all his illegitimate children.

2. In a sack of what seems like coconuts, what does Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra deliver to the General?
(a) The heads of the General's remaining family.
(b) A load of rocks.
(c) The heads of suspected enemies.
(d) The heads of the General's allies.

3. What does the narrator use to restore the look of life to the corpse?
(a) Women's rouge and lipstick.
(b) Red lacquer.
(c) Crimson dye.
(d) Pomegranate juice.

4. How many maids did Bendicion Alvarado receive?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) None.

5. After both bulletins, how is the General's death finally announced?
(a) A public announcement declaring the General dead.
(b) A public mourning, after which the next President is inaugurated.
(c) Cathedral bells toll.
(d) A public celebration.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the comet pass by Manuela Sanchez's house?

2. According to rumor, what determined the General's lifespan?

3. How does Narisco Miraval die?

4. What type of suit does the General use as a disguise?

5. How does the General react to the rebellion at San Jeronimo?

(see the answer key)

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