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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the General think is the underlying cause of rebellion?
(a) The people dislike his policies.
(b) The people object to his cruelty.
(c) The people have too much time to think.
(d) The people think him ridiculous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The General paid the blind man 5 cents to do which of the following?

2. Who does the General refer to as his Queen?

3. Which smell accompanies Manuela Sanchez?

4. Why does the General become uneasy after the palace is sacked?

5. How does Patricio Aragones die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the wild parrots exterminated by the Secret police?

2. How do the people react to the General's second death? Why do they react this way?

3. How does Patricio Aragones become the General's double?

4. How does Saturno Santos come to work for the General and why must he stop?

5. What happens to the Defense Minister?

6. Describe the General's relationship with his mother

7. Describe the state of the presidential palace when the book opens.

8. Who were the Federalists?

9. Why does the General relocate his mother to a mansion in the suburbs?

10. How does the General respond to Patricio Aragones's dying diatribe?

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