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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object of Ella's does Franco stop and pick up when she drops it?
(a) A feather from her hat.
(b) A gold threaded necklace.
(c) A parasol.
(d) One of her silk gloves.

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

3. How does Ella decide to travel after leaving the steamer?
(a) By train.
(b) By foot.
(c) By carriage.
(d) By horseback.

4. What is the name of the previous dictator of Paraguay, before Franco's father?
(a) Don Jose Gaspar Rodriguez de Francia.
(b) Luz Pasqual.
(c) Hernando de Cueranto.
(d) King Peter Phillipe.

5. What accident happens to Marie during her travels to Paraguay?
(a) She falls off her horse.
(b) She is stuck in a rockslide.
(c) She falls down into a well.
(d) She steps on a landmine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which adjective does Franco use to describe his sisters?

3. How many guns are ordered to shoot in the salute to Juan Franco?

4. How many siblings does Franco have?

5. How old is Ella when she leaves her childhood home and changes her name?

(see the answer key)

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