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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Both as a tribute to his mother and as a joke, people begin to send the General which of the following gifts?
(a) Nun's habits.
(b) Cages of birds.
(c) Portraits of the General and his mother.
(d) Red birettas.

2. Where did Benedicion Alvarado prefer to live?
(a) In the grand room.
(b) In the city.
(c) In the servants' quarters.
(d) On the outdoor patio.

3. Where is it said that Manuela retreated to?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Colombia.

4. Who lost an arm defusing a bomb intended for the General?
(a) Poncio Daza.
(b) General Rodrigo de Aguilar.
(c) Patricio Aragones.
(d) Bendicion Alvarado.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of contest does the General institute?

2. Why does the General become uneasy after the palace is sacked?

3. What does the General see anchored at sea?

4. Where do the lepers live?

5. In which month was the Presidential Palace inaugurated?

(see the answer key)

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