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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Poncio Daza?
(a) He is spared because he concedes to the General's wishes.
(b) He is dismembered because the General favors his wife.
(c) He kills himself after the General rapes his wife.
(d) He takes a walk with the barefoot Indian.

2. Why does the General become uneasy after the palace is sacked?
(a) The brazen act of defilement.
(b) The ease with which the people celebrate both his life and his death.
(c) The message written in blood on the palace walls.
(d) Patricio Aragones' words.

3. Benedicion Alvarado screamed in horror because the walls perpetually oozed which of the following after the banquet?
(a) Urine.
(b) A strange black substance.
(c) Blood.
(d) Tears.

4. What type of suit does the General use as a disguise?
(a) Farmer's clothing.
(b) An innocent linen suit
(c) A tweed officer's uniform.
(d) Military camoflage.

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

6. What reason did Benedicion Alvarado give for her housing preference?
(a) The big house made her feel like the Pope's wife.
(b) She preferred the elegance and extravagance of the grand room.
(c) She preferred the proximity to her son.
(d) She claimed the open air was better for her health.

7. Which part of the General's corpse didn't the vultures peck?
(a) His mythic feet.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His soft hands.
(d) His herniated testicle.

8. How does Aguilar arrive at the banquet?
(a) With an escort.
(b) In full military regalia.
(c) As the main course.
(d) Alone.

9. Which group comes to investigate the disappearance of the children?
(a) The United Nations.
(b) The League of Nations.
(c) The League of Generals.
(d) The U.S. Marines.

10. What does the General think is the underlying cause of rebellion?
(a) The people have too much time to think.
(b) The people dislike his policies.
(c) The people object to his cruelty.
(d) The people think him ridiculous.

11. The remains of the General are found:
(a) In a chair.
(b) In bed.
(c) Face up.
(d) Face down.

12. How did the General sign decrees?
(a) An X.
(b) His Initials.
(c) Seal.
(d) Thumbprint.

13. How is the presidential limo disguised?
(a) As a regular limo.
(b) As a military vehicle.
(c) As a milk cart.
(d) As a taxi.

14. How does Bendicion Alvarado persuade the General to stay at her house a little longer?
(a) She feigns a stroke.
(b) She prepares a calabash.
(c) She begs and cries.
(d) She kills and cooks a fresh hen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the General sit as the comet passes over?

2. Which of the following is not a means of death met by the men who sacked the Presidential Palace?

3. What reason did Patricio Aragones give for his claim that he and the General would meet death at a tie?

4. At what time does Major General Rodrigo de Aguilar arrive at the banquet?

5. How many people are killed during the explosion of the milk cart?

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