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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the General get his socks?
(a) From the nuns at his wife's former convent.
(b) From the private sockery of the Supreme Pontiff.
(c) From a group of school girls, commissioned to knit his footwear.
(d) From the corpses of his enemies.

2. Why does the General force Leticia to cancel all her public appearances?
(a) He becomes jealous of her favor with the people.
(b) He fears an assassination attempt.
(c) He wants more time in the bedroom with her.
(d) He believes she should spend more time with their son.

3. What happens to the crocodiles after the sack of the palace?
(a) They are killed.
(b) They are made the national reptile.
(c) They are released into the wild.
(d) They are honored as the General's personal guards.

4. How many lacquered bibles are there?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

5. Where did Benedicion Alvarado prefer to live?
(a) In the city.
(b) On the outdoor patio.
(c) In the servants' quarters.
(d) In the grand room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal does Emanuel resemble when he is born?

2. What about the General's hands indicated he would be king?

3. Both as a tribute to his mother and as a joke, people begin to send the General which of the following gifts?

4. What does the narrator use to scrape away the layers disfiguring the General's body?

5. What happens as a result of the Vatican's decision in the cause of Bendicion Alvarado?

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