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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. At what time did the General always begin the day?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) After 11 a.m.
(c) Before 5 a.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

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

3. 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.

4. To whom did the General give a sewing machine?
(a) Matilde Peralta.
(b) Lorenza Lopez.
(c) Jacinta Morales.
(d) Leticia Nazareno.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the General sign decrees?

2. How many rooms does Benedicion Alvarado's mansion have?

3. Where do the lepers live?

4. Who lost an arm defusing a bomb intended for the General?

5. How much do Aguilar and Norton pay the false leper to assassinate the General?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the meeting of the Federalist Generals?

2. How does the General prepare for the coming hurricane?

3. Who were the Federalists?

4. What happens when a man's bird wins against the General's in a cockfight?

5. How are the leaders of a failed rebellion killed?

6. What does the General do with the two thousand children whose continued existence would threaten the General's position as president?

7. How does Manuela Sanchez respond to the appearance of the comet?

8. Describe the General's relationship with his mother

9. After the U.S. occupiers leave, why is Bendicion Alvarado unhappy?

10. Describe the Caribbean Sea at the opening of Chapter 3.

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