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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Aragones, who put the General in power?
(a) The Conservatives.
(b) Aragones.
(c) The Gringoes.
(d) The English.

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

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

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. What does the General think is the underlying cause of rebellion?

2. Patricio Aragones proclaimed the General president of _________.

3. What does the General see anchored at sea?

4. Which of the following objects was NOT among the items bearing the General's face?

5. What substance does the General give to Patricio Aragones as he lays dying?

(see the answer key)

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