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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the General discover on "that historic October Friday"?
(a) Everyone is wearing red berettas.
(b) Everyone is waving red flags.
(c) Everyone is celebrating his death.
(d) Everyone is mourning his death.

2. What type of contest does the General institute?
(a) A spelling bee.
(b) A shooting contest.
(c) A national speech contest.
(d) A beauty contest.

3. The General paid the blind man 5 cents to do which of the following?
(a) Replace all the insignia with pictures of the General.
(b) Recite the poems of Ruben Dario.
(c) Sing ballads from 12th century Spain.
(d) Lose at chess.

4. Which type of animal destroyed the palace?
(a) Cows.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Vultures.
(d) Dogs.

5. Which part of the General's corpse didn't the vultures peck?
(a) His herniated testicle.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His mythic feet.
(d) His soft hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aragones, who put the General in power?

2. What was the motto of the national baseball team?

3. Why does the General become uneasy after the palace is sacked?

4. The remains of the General are found:

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

(see the answer key)

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