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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the wild parrots learn the song mocking the General?
(a) From domestic birds.
(b) From mischievous lepers.
(c) From treacherous commanders.
(d) From Manuela Sanchez.

2. Which of the following is not a means of death met by the men who sacked the Presidential Palace?
(a) A man is thrown in the moat.
(b) A man is flayed alive.
(c) A man is fed to crocodiles.
(d) A man is burned alive.

3. Which omen caused the General to change the date of a public appearance?
(a) Bendicion Alvarado found an egg with two yolks.
(b) A dog died on the steps of the palace.
(c) The General saw a backwards comet.
(d) All the birds in the palace died.

4. Who does the General refer to as his Queen?
(a) Manuela Sanchez.
(b) Lidice Santiago.
(c) Leticia Nazareno.
(d) Bendicion Alvarado.

5. In which activity is General Rodrigo de Aguilar authorized to beat the General?
(a) Dominoes.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Fencing.
(d) Chess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the General kidnap Leticia from?

2. Where did Benedicion Alvarado prefer to live?

3. How does Bendicion Alvarado persuade the General to stay at her house a little longer?

4. The General agonizes over a scrap of paper. What does it read?

5. What is the ironic thing about the hurricane?

(see the answer key)

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