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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Pikysyry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Franco fit in the birth order of his siblings?
(a) He is in the middle.
(b) He is the youngest.
(c) He is the oldest.
(d) He doesn't know - he has never met his brothers.

2. How does Franco feel when Ella finds out about his affairs?
(a) He feels guilty over being found out.
(b) He feels betrayed by Ella's snooping.
(c) He feels entitled to as many women as he chooses.
(d) He feels nothing toward Ella's grief.

3. What is Maria Oliva's dead body wrapped in while it awaits preparations?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Medical gauze.
(c) Potato sacks.
(d) Silk fabric.

4. What is the man sent across the river from Argentina suffering from?
(a) Small pox.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Cholera.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Franco travel to Paraguay from Buenos Ayres?

2. What is General Diaz's position in Franco's army?

3. What material is being used, for the first time in Paraguay, to build the Obispo Cue?

4. How does Franco celebrate the victory at Curupayty?

5. How does Corinna die?

(see the answer key)

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