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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Both as a tribute to his mother and as a joke, people begin to send the General which of the following gifts?
(a) Red birettas.
(b) Portraits of the General and his mother.
(c) Nun's habits.
(d) Cages of birds.

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

3. How many folios of information does Demetrius Aldous compile?
(a) 7.
(b) 7 folios in 350 volumes.
(c) 370 folios in 7 volumes.
(d) 350.

4. After Leticia's funeral, what does the General do to the birds?
(a) He smothers them one by one.
(b) He feeds them Cantorina with an eyedropper.
(c) He stares at them, wondering where their voices have gone.
(d) He releases them at Benedicion's mansion.

5. Where do the soap operas the General and Leticia watch come from?
(a) Santiago de Cuba.
(b) The nation.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Santiago, Chile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Easter edict proclaim?

2. What happens during the wedding ceremony?

3. How does the General react to the rebellion at San Jeronimo?

4. Why does the General murder the old woman?

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

(see the answer key)

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