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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the cause of Bendicion Alvarado?
(a) It was postponed because of the political significance of the results.
(b) It was suspended because of the General's interference.
(c) It was suspended for insufficient proof.
(d) It was rejected because of her unchaste youth.

2. How many enemies did the General suspect of conspiring against him?
(a) 6.
(b) 21.
(c) 14.
(d) 19.

3. After Leticia's funeral, what does the General do to the birds?
(a) He releases them at Benedicion's mansion.
(b) He feeds them Cantorina with an eyedropper.
(c) He smothers them one by one.
(d) He stares at them, wondering where their voices have gone.

4. After both bulletins, how is the General's death finally announced?
(a) A public announcement declaring the General dead.
(b) A public mourning, after which the next President is inaugurated.
(c) A public celebration.
(d) Cathedral bells toll.

5. Where does the General kidnap Leticia from?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) The Nation.
(d) Rome.

6. In a sack of what seems like coconuts, what does Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra deliver to the General?
(a) The heads of the General's remaining family.
(b) The heads of suspected enemies.
(c) A load of rocks.
(d) The heads of the General's allies.

7. Who poses as a student and sleeps with the General?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Leticia Nazareno.
(c) Otilia.
(d) A waterfront prostitute.

8. What garment does the General wear in mourning?
(a) A black arm band.
(b) A black fedora.
(c) A black uniform.
(d) A black sweater.

9. How many lacquered bibles are there?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

10. What did the Marines bring with them during their landing in the nation?
(a) Red Cross aid supplies.
(b) Syphilis and Bibles.
(c) Military secrets and cartography.
(d) The cure for yellow fever.

11. What is the first ceremony performed after Emanuel's birth?
(a) He is baptized.
(b) He is canonized.
(c) He is appointed President.
(d) He is appointed Major General.

12. When does the first cow invade the palace?
(a) The narrator doesn't tell us.
(b) Right before the General's death.
(c) An October afternoon.
(d) Right after the General's death.

13. What name does Death use to refer to the General?
(a) Nicanor.
(b) Zacarias.
(c) You.
(d) General.

14. How does Leticia legally steal from merchants at the market?
(a) She claims it in the name of God.
(b) The General proclaims her immune from prosecution.
(c) She tells the merchants to send the bill to the government.
(d) At her touch, it is damaged merchandise and the merchants give it away for free.

15. To whom does the General pray in his last moments?
(a) His mother.
(b) No one.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambassador Eberhart give the General as a distraction from the bad business deal?

2. When he sees the cow, what does the General immediately remember?

3. What act of state importance does Emanuel perform from his baby carriage?

4. Where does the General get his socks?

5. The General paid a man 200 pesos to do which of the following during his mother's procession?

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