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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) Poisoned rum.
(b) A bullet in the ear.
(c) Public execution.
(d) Dog attack.

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

3. What is the ironic thing about the hurricane?
(a) It is a stealthy disaster.
(b) It is not the cause of the destruction.
(c) It has a woman's name.
(d) It comes when the General is expecting the comet's return.

4. Which of the following objects was NOT among the items bearing the General's face?
(a) Condoms.
(b) Coins.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Stamps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do Aguilar and Norton pay the false leper to assassinate the General?

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

3. How old was the General when he died?

4. When does the General renovate the dogfight district?

5. How did the General sign decrees?

(see the answer key)

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