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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Patricio Aragones die?
(a) He is stabbed by a guard.
(b) His carriage is destroyed by dynamite.
(c) He is wounded by a poisoned dart.
(d) He drowns in a bathtub.

2. After the deaths of the men who sacked the Palace, the General decides to do which of the following?
(a) Demote Patricio Aragones.
(b) Execute any potential opposition.
(c) Stop torturing people.
(d) Begin a reign of unprecedented terror.

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

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

5. Which of the General's body parts seems out of proportion to the narrator?
(a) His feet.
(b) His ears.
(c) His sunken eyes.
(d) His hands.

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

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

8. How are the two thousand children transported from the palace?
(a) In milk carts, disguised as peasants.
(b) In the presidential limo, four-by-four.
(c) In boxcars late at night.
(d) In a barge.

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

10. Which craft does Manuela Sanchez's mother make?
(a) Lace.
(b) Painted screens.
(c) Knit garments.
(d) Jewelry.

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

12. How many maids did Bendicion Alvarado receive?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the diplomat's report, what is the cow eating?

2. What happens to the Red Cross shipments?

3. What does the General bring to Manuela Sanchez?

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

5. Who was the last diplomat to produce credentials in the Nation?

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