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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which month was the Presidential Palace inaugurated?
(a) March.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) January.

2. How long has the General been in power?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 150 years.

3. How does the General kill the old woman?
(a) He throws her to the man-eating dogs.
(b) He poisons her food.
(c) He strangles her with a strap from his spur.
(d) He breaks her neck.

4. What does Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra bill the General for?
(a) His services as a gardener.
(b) Delivering produce.
(c) His services as an assassin.
(d) His protection.

5. Why does the General murder the old woman?
(a) Because she threatened to expose him.
(b) Because she knew about the two thousand children.
(c) So that no one would know the circumstances of his death.
(d) In order to silence his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aguilar arrive at the banquet?

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

3. How does the General react to the rebellion at San Jeronimo?

4. What does the papal nuncio say about the linen shroud?

5. What is Bendicion Alvarado's coffin filled with, to keep her body from rotting?

(see the answer key)

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