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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Narisco Miraval die?
(a) A bullet in the ear.
(b) Public execution.
(c) Poisoned rum.
(d) Dog attack.

2. Which item in the palace gives proof to the legend that bullets would pass through the General's body without harming him?
(a) A perforated uniform.
(b) A blood-stained shirt.
(c) A perforated chair.
(d) A bullet proof vest.

3. What happens to Poncio Daza?
(a) He takes a walk with the barefoot Indian.
(b) He is dismembered because the General favors his wife.
(c) He is spared because he concedes to the General's wishes.
(d) He kills himself after the General rapes his wife.

4. What name does Bendicion receive after the General sets up a cult in her honor?
(a) Saint Bendicion Alvarado.
(b) Saint Mother Bendicion Alvarado.
(c) Saint Bendicion Alvarado of the Birds.
(d) Saint Bendicion Alvarado, Mother of the Nation.

5. At what age does Emanuel stand, champagne glass filled with juice in hand, and discuss matters of grown-up importance?
(a) 3.
(b) 14.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts the General to have all of Leticia's food inspected?

2. When Bendicion Alvarado's body is returned to the General, what has changed?

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

4. Where do the lepers live?

5. From what are the lepers under the rose bushes dying?

(see the answer key)

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