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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. Where does the General sit as the comet passes over?
(a) Across from Manuela.
(b) At the foot of Manuela's bed.
(c) Between Manuela and her mother.
(d) On the stairs of Manuela's house.

2. How does Narisco Miraval die?
(a) Public execution.
(b) Poisoned rum.
(c) Dog attack.
(d) A bullet in the ear.

3. Which craft does Manuela Sanchez's mother make?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Painted screens.
(c) Knit garments.
(d) Lace.

4. The General paid the blind man 5 cents to do which of the following?
(a) Sing ballads from 12th century Spain.
(b) Recite the poems of Ruben Dario.
(c) Lose at chess.
(d) Replace all the insignia with pictures of the General.

5. Whose husband does the General claim to have retrieved for her?
(a) Bendicion Alvarado.
(b) Leticia Nazareno.
(c) Manuela Sanchez.
(d) Matilde Peralta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Both as a tribute to his mother and as a joke, people begin to send the General which of the following gifts?

2. Which smell accompanies Manuela Sanchez?

3. How many rooms does Benedicion Alvarado's mansion have?

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

5. Who is "petrified" to see the changes to the dogfight district?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which group is the exception to the General's rebuilding policy?

3. Why does the General stop appearing in the city alongside the group of senators?

4. What is the General's "second death"?

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

6. When the hurricane has passed, what does the General do to bolster rebuilding efforts?

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

8. What is accomplished at the meeting between the Minister of Health, the Minister of Defense, Manuela Sanchez, and the General?

9. Describe the General's relationship with his mother

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

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