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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people are killed during the explosion of the milk cart?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 19.
(c) 0.
(d) 1,499.

2. How were the generals killed, according to the record?
(a) By the poisoned alcohol Bendicion Alvarado served.
(b) By poisoned food.
(c) In a conspiracy forged by Bendicion Alvarado.
(d) By an explosion of their escorts' guns.

3. According to rumor, what determined the General's lifespan?
(a) Human time.
(b) The tides of the sea.
(c) The cycles of the comet.
(d) The phases of the moon.

4. Which man has the gall to win at dominoes against the General without permission?
(a) Emanuel.
(b) Leticia Nazareno's ghost.
(c) Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra.
(d) General Rodrigo de Aguilar.

5. How much taffeta did Leticia steal?
(a) One hundred and ninety feet.
(b) One hundred and ninety yards.
(c) One hundred and ninety meters.
(d) One hundred and ninety leagues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first bulletin released after the General's death declare?

2. What is the ironic thing about the hurricane?

3. In a sack of what seems like coconuts, what does Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra deliver to the General?

4. Which animal part are the General's hands compared to?

5. Why does the General murder the old woman?

(see the answer key)

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