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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the General looks at other nations, what pattern does he notice?
(a) The rise of strong-man governments.
(b) The decay of colonial government.
(c) Change, revolution and revival.
(d) Stagnation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the General kill the old woman?
(a) He breaks her neck.
(b) He strangles her with a strap from his spur.
(c) He poisons her food.
(d) He throws her to the man-eating dogs.

9. What is the ironic thing about the hurricane?
(a) It is a stealthy disaster.
(b) It has a woman's name.
(c) It is not the cause of the destruction.
(d) It comes when the General is expecting the comet's return.

10. How were the generals killed, according to the record?
(a) By the poisoned alcohol Bendicion Alvarado served.
(b) By poisoned food.
(c) In a conspiracy forged by Bendicion Alvarado.
(d) By an explosion of their escorts' guns.

11. According to rumor, what determined the General's lifespan?
(a) Human time.
(b) The tides of the sea.
(c) The cycles of the comet.
(d) The phases of the moon.

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

13. 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) Sing ballads from 12th century Spain.
(c) Recite the poems of Ruben Dario.
(d) Lose at chess.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the General murder the old woman?

2. Where do the wild parrots learn the song mocking the General?

3. At what time did the General always begin the day?

4. After the deaths of the men who sacked the Palace, the General decides to do which of the following?

5. What did the General's escort--the Guajiro Indian--carry with him in the early days of the General's reign?

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