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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. At what age does Emanuel stand, champagne glass filled with juice in hand, and discuss matters of grown-up importance?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 14.

2. In his old age, the General is compared to which animals?
(a) Snakes and tortoises.
(b) Elephants and squirrels.
(c) Toads and lemurs.
(d) Tortoises and elephants.

3. Why does the General force Leticia to cancel all her public appearances?
(a) He becomes jealous of her favor with the people.
(b) He believes she should spend more time with their son.
(c) He wants more time in the bedroom with her.
(d) He fears an assassination attempt.

4. How many lacquered bibles are there?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

5. Where are the torture chambers located before they are destroyed?
(a) The old American embassy.
(b) Inside the presidential palace.
(c) Along the coast of the Caribbean Sea.
(d) The old Dutch asylum,

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the regime papers print for years before the General's death?

2. After Leticia's funeral, what does the General do to the birds?

3. Which of Bendicion Alvarado's miracles is most astonishing?

4. How long has the General been in power?

5. What does the narrator use to scrape away the layers disfiguring the General's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is actually running the government by the end of Chapter 5?

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

3. Describe the encounter between the General and the school girl narrator in Chapter 6.

4. What does Monsignor Demetrius Aldous discover about Bendicion Alvarado?

5. How does Jose Ignacio Saenz de la Barra attempt to undermine the General?

6. How is Bendicion Alvarado mourned?

7. What are the contents of the sack which appears to be full of coconuts?

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

9. Describe the occurrence the General believes to be a miracle.

10. Why does the General's plan to overthrow the U.S. forces fail?

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