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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. How did the General seize power the first time?
(a) By declaring martial law.
(b) By waiting until the opposition died of the plague.
(c) By rescuing the nation from yellow fever.
(d) By manipulating the gringoes into backing him.

2. According to popular rumor, what does Lord Kochel eat?
(a) The hot guts of beheaded people.
(b) Freshly-boiled hens.
(c) Grass.
(d) Iguana eggs.

3. What color are the General's socks?
(a) Purple.
(b) Grey.
(c) One black, one purple.
(d) Pink.

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

5. How do Leticia and Emanuel die?
(a) They are poisoned, despite the General's inspections.
(b) A milk cart explodes inside the palace.
(c) They are attacked and eaten by dogs in the market.
(d) They are shot from a distance by a keen marksman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambassador Wilson bring to the General to console him?

2. How had President Lauturo Munoz risen to power?

3. When was the last time the General was seen in public?

4. What happens during the wedding ceremony?

5. Under which code of "law" does Leticia operate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the General decide to restore the Church to the nation?

2. Explain the conditions under which Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra is allowed to operate the torture chamber.

3. How does Monsignor Demetrius Aldous investigate Bendicion Alvarado for sainthood?

4. Describe Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra.

5. What happens to Monsignor Demetrius Aldous as he concludes his investigation of the General's mother?

6. How are the creditors treated when they arrive at the palace?

7. Explain the significance of yellow fever to the General's position as president.

8. Describe the first assassination attempt against the General's wife and son.

9. How does the General learn how to read?

10. How does Leticia Nazareno's relationship with the General begin?

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