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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Benedicion Alvarado screamed in horror because the walls perpetually oozed which of the following after the banquet?
(a) Tears.
(b) Blood.
(c) A strange black substance.
(d) Urine.

3. What happens to the crocodiles after the sack of the palace?
(a) They are honored as the General's personal guards.
(b) They are killed.
(c) They are made the national reptile.
(d) They are released into the wild.

4. When does the General renovate the dogfight district?
(a) In broad daylight.
(b) During the winter.
(c) Under the cover of night.
(d) 1 hour each day in the afternoon.

5. 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 burned alive.
(c) A man is fed to crocodiles.
(d) A man is flayed alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Patricio Aragones die?

2. Who was the only general to not consume alcohol?

3. Where did Benedicion Alvarado prefer to live?

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

5. How many maids did Bendicion Alvarado receive?

(see the answer key)

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