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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. In the diplomat's report, what is the cow eating?
(a) A portrait of an archbishop.
(b) A wad of dung.
(c) Roses from the lepers' bushes.
(d) The General's uniform.

2. How is the lottery rigged so that the General always wins?
(a) The winning balls are weighted.
(b) There are no other entrants.
(c) The people are too afraid to enter the lottery.
(d) Two thousand children control the pickings.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the General see anchored at sea?

2. What is the ironic thing about the hurricane?

3. What happens to Poncio Daza?

4. According to Aragones, who put the General in power?

5. Which group comes to investigate the disappearance of the children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the General's relationship with his mother

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

5. What is the General's "first death"? Describe the circumstances and provide details.

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

7. How does the good fishwife unwittingly prove her loyalty to the General? Describe her actions.

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

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

10. Why does the General restore the March poetry contest?

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