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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what month does Ella write a letter rebuking Franco's sisters to Mathilde?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) March.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the treatments that Franco's sisters give to Ella?
(a) Refusing to talk to her.
(b) Spitting on her.
(c) Hiding food from her.
(d) Ridiculing her clothes.

3. At the opening of the novel, where does Ella live?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In Paraguay.
(c) In Ireland.
(d) In Russia.

4. How does Ella feel when she hears the news that Marie has died?
(a) She is completely apathetic.
(b) She is confused and refuses to believe that her friend has died.
(c) She is momentarilly sad but quickly gets over it.
(d) She stays in mourning for weeks.

5. Why is Ella upset by what happens to the groom she has hired to care for her horse?
(a) She is worried that Franco will find out what has happened.
(b) She is worried that the horse may now by traumatized.
(c) She is worried that she'll have to hire a new groom.
(d) She is worried about the groom's emotions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What small animal is also aboard the steamer and acts as a constant annoyance to Ella?

2. Why does the previous dictator of Paraguay order people to stay in their homes while he travels?

3. Who is Rosaria?

4. Who does Marie dictate letters back home to?

5. Who returns to Marie to tend to her injuries?

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