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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason did Benedicion Alvarado give for her housing preference?
(a) The big house made her feel like the Pope's wife.
(b) She preferred the elegance and extravagance of the grand room.
(c) She preferred the proximity to her son.
(d) She claimed the open air was better for her health.

2. How were the generals killed, according to the record?
(a) By an explosion of their escorts' guns.
(b) In a conspiracy forged by Bendicion Alvarado.
(c) By the poisoned alcohol Bendicion Alvarado served.
(d) By poisoned food.

3. How does Patricio Aragones die?
(a) His carriage is destroyed by dynamite.
(b) He is wounded by a poisoned dart.
(c) He is stabbed by a guard.
(d) He drowns in a bathtub.

4. Which of the following objects was NOT among the items bearing the General's face?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Condoms.
(c) Coins.
(d) Stamps.

5. Who is "petrified" to see the changes to the dogfight district?
(a) Benedicion Alvarado.
(b) Manuela Sanchez.
(c) Manuela Sanchez's mother.
(d) The General.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to rumor, what determined the General's lifespan?

2. Which item in the palace gives proof to the legend that bullets would pass through the General's body without harming him?

3. What kind of birds did Benedicion Alvarado paint?

4. What does Patricio Aragnoes drink in order to forget how to read and write?

5. How many assassination attempts did Patricio Aragones survive before he was hired by the General?

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