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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are killed during the explosion of the milk cart?
(a) 0.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,499.
(d) 19.

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

3. Where is it said that Manuela retreated to?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Venezuela.
(d) Colombia.

4. Who is "petrified" to see the changes to the dogfight district?
(a) Manuela Sanchez.
(b) Benedicion Alvarado.
(c) Manuela Sanchez's mother.
(d) The General.

5. How is the lottery rigged so that the General always wins?
(a) Two thousand children control the pickings.
(b) The winning balls are weighted.
(c) There are no other entrants.
(d) The people are too afraid to enter the lottery.

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

7. Where does the General sit as the comet passes over?
(a) On the stairs of Manuela's house.
(b) At the foot of Manuela's bed.
(c) Between Manuela and her mother.
(d) Across from Manuela.

8. How many bars, bolts and locks does the General fasten before urinating on the portable latrine?
(a) 4 of each.
(b) 3 of each.
(c) 2 bars, 2 bolts, 4 locks.
(d) 1 bar, 2 bolts, 3 locks.

9. Which animal part are the General's hands compared to?
(a) A cow's innards.
(b) A shark's fin.
(c) A toad's belly.
(d) A lizard's tongue.

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

11. How many rooms does Benedicion Alvarado's mansion have?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 47.
(d) 22.

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

13. What happens to the dogs of the dogfight district during the renewal?
(a) Their throats are slit.
(b) They are relocated.
(c) They are placed in shelters.
(d) They become palace guard dogs.

14. Which omen caused the General to change the date of a public appearance?
(a) The General saw a backwards comet.
(b) All the birds in the palace died.
(c) Bendicion Alvarado found an egg with two yolks.
(d) A dog died on the steps of the palace.

15. In which month was the Presidential Palace inaugurated?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) March.

Short Answer Questions

1. The remains of the General are found:

2. Where does the General read of a death identical to one he dreamed about?

3. What happens to the bands who sack the Presidential Palace?

4. Patricio Aragones proclaimed the General president of _________.

5. How were the generals killed, according to the record?

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