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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the General's escort--the Guajiro Indian--carry with him in the early days of the General's reign?
(a) A bottle of rum.
(b) A .32 caliber.
(c) A man-eating dog.
(d) A cane-cutting machete.

2. What happens to the bands who sack the Presidential Palace?
(a) They are summarily executed.
(b) They are pardoned by the General at the request of Benedicion Alvarado.
(c) They are tortured in the San Jeronimo barracks.
(d) They are exiled to Spain.

3. 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.

4. Patricio Aragones proclaimed the General president of _________.
(a) The world.
(b) Nobody.
(c) The Caribbean.
(d) The Nation.

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

6. At what time does Major General Rodrigo de Aguilar arrive at the banquet?
(a) 12:05.
(b) 11:50.
(c) 11:55.
(d) 12:00.

7. What does the General flavor his water with?
(a) Soursop.
(b) Lime.
(c) Vanilla.
(d) Vodka.

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

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

10. In which activity is General Rodrigo de Aguilar authorized to beat the General?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Fencing.
(c) Dominoes.
(d) Chess.

11. Both as a tribute to his mother and as a joke, people begin to send the General which of the following gifts?
(a) Red birettas.
(b) Portraits of the General and his mother.
(c) Cages of birds.
(d) Nun's habits.

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

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

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

15. The General proclaimed Benedicion Alvarado which of the following?
(a) Matriarch of the land.
(b) A traitor.
(c) A saint.
(d) Queen mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. The General is determined to wipe out every conservative regime from where to where?

2. How does Aguilar arrive at the banquet?

3. What reason did Benedicion Alvarado give for her housing preference?

4. How did the General sign decrees?

5. What does Patricio Aragnoes drink in order to forget how to read and write?

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