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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Major General Rodrigo de Aguilar arrive at the banquet?
(a) 11:50.
(b) 12:05.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 11:55.

2. What kind of birds did Benedicion Alvarado paint?
(a) Cockatiels.
(b) Orioles.
(c) Flamingos.
(d) Peacocks.

3. How many assassination attempts did Patricio Aragones survive before he was hired by the General?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. Which of the following is not a means of death met by the men who sacked the Presidential Palace?
(a) A man is burned alive.
(b) A man is fed to crocodiles.
(c) A man is thrown in the moat.
(d) A man is flayed alive.

5. What does the General bring to Manuela Sanchez?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Gadgets.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did Benedicion Alvarado give for her housing preference?

2. How did the General sign decrees?

3. Where do the wild parrots learn the song mocking the General?

4. How does Patricio Aragones die?

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

(see the answer key)

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