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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Patricio Aragnoes drink in order to forget how to read and write?
(a) Rum.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Iodine.
(d) Poison.

3. What was the motto of the national baseball team?
(a) First Under the General.
(b) All for One.
(c) Victory or Death.
(d) Survival of the Fittest.

4. In the diplomat's report, what is the cow eating?
(a) Roses from the lepers' bushes.
(b) A portrait of an archbishop.
(c) The General's uniform.
(d) A wad of dung.

5. How old was the General when he died?
(a) 107.
(b) Between 63 and 98.
(c) Between 107 and 232.
(d) 2

Short Answer Questions

1. Which part of the General's corpse didn't the vultures peck?

2. How many bars, bolts and locks does the General fasten before urinating on the portable latrine?

3. What happens to the crocodiles after the sack of the palace?

4. Who sends the telegram which is kept from the General's sights?

5. How does Bendicion Alvarado persuade the General to stay at her house a little longer?

(see the answer key)

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