The Feast of the Goat Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 26:

1.

How does the memory of "the skinny bitch" shape the narrative of Chapter 18? (from Chapter 18)

It disrupts Trujillo's normal routine and eventually leads him to his death.

It serves as his motivation for getting through the boring discussions with his ministers.

It makes him angry and thereby leads to him unleashing even worse oppression on the Dominican Republic than before.

It makes him lust for women and thereby leads to him visiting his mistress.

2.

What image does the novel use to describe Ramfis' persecution of anti-Trujillistas? (from Chapter 17)

The image of divine punishment.

The image of a hunt.

The image of a natural disaster.

The image of a slaughter.

3.

How does the novel characterize Balaguer? (from Chapter 14)

As intelligent but harmless and unambitious.

As a loyal support of Trujillo's regime.

As clever and scheming but powerless.

As greedy and obsessed with sex.

4.

What does Salvador mean when he says his father has killed him? (from Chapter 21)

His father's denunciation of him lead him to attempt suicide.

His father has given him up to Ramfis, thereby leading to his arrest and execution.

His father has told Ramfis to kill him.

His father's denunciation of him was more devastating than Ramfis' torture.

5.

What is the significance of Trujillo's incontinence? (from Chapter 2)

It undermines his mythical image as dictator, which relies on machismo and sexual virility.

It shows his body is beginning to fail and the dictatorship therefore does not have much time left.

It shows us that Trujillo does not take care of his body.

It establishes that Trujillo is also a human being.

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