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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the signs in the main square read as they celebrate both the General's believed death and his discovered health?
(a) We Shall be Redeemed!
(b) Long Live The General!
(c) God Damns Sinners!
(d) God Save the Magnificent!

2. What type of suit does the General use as a disguise?
(a) An innocent linen suit
(b) Military camoflage.
(c) Farmer's clothing.
(d) A tweed officer's uniform.

3. Why does the General become uneasy after the palace is sacked?
(a) Patricio Aragones' words.
(b) The message written in blood on the palace walls.
(c) The ease with which the people celebrate both his life and his death.
(d) The brazen act of defilement.

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

5. According to Aragones, who put the General in power?
(a) The Gringoes.
(b) Aragones.
(c) The English.
(d) The Conservatives.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which month was the Presidential Palace inaugurated?

2. The remains of the General are found:

3. Which of the General's body parts seems out of proportion to the narrator?

4. How did the General sign decrees?

5. The General proclaimed Benedicion Alvarado which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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