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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the General sit as the comet passes over?
(a) Between Manuela and her mother.
(b) On the stairs of Manuela's house.
(c) Across from Manuela.
(d) At the foot of Manuela's bed.

2. Why does the General murder the old woman?
(a) In order to silence his mother.
(b) So that no one would know the circumstances of his death.
(c) Because she threatened to expose him.
(d) Because she knew about the two thousand children.

3. What is the ironic thing about the hurricane?
(a) It is a stealthy disaster.
(b) It has a woman's name.
(c) It comes when the General is expecting the comet's return.
(d) It is not the cause of the destruction.

4. How many rooms does Benedicion Alvarado's mansion have?
(a) 47.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 22.

5. What does Ambassador Wilson bring to the General to console him?
(a) Dutch prostitutes.
(b) Specialty steaks and fine wines.
(c) A portrait of Leticia and Emanuel.
(d) Candy from Baltimore and gentleman's magazines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first ceremony performed after Emanuel's birth?

2. What reason did Benedicion Alvarado give for her housing preference?

3. The General is determined to wipe out every conservative regime from where to where?

4. What reason does Ambassador Thompson give for the Marine occupation of the Nation?

5. What does the narrator use to restore the look of life to the corpse?

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