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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: Aquidaban River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Colonel Estigarribia do after watching half his troops get slaughtered at the Rio Grande?
(a) He retreats back to Paraguay.
(b) He surrenders.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He sends the other half of his troops in for backup.

2. When Franco begins his war with Brazil, who does he liken himself to in battle?
(a) God.
(b) His father.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Napoleon.

3. Why are the horses of the Paraguayan Army dying?
(a) Because they have no water.
(b) Because they all have rabies.
(c) Because they have no pastures to graze in.
(d) Because they are unable to reproduce.

4. How long will Ella and Franco's trip to Buenos Ayres take them?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three hours.

5. Who is the first to discover that Ella is pregnant?
(a) Marie.
(b) Dona Ines.
(c) Franco.
(d) Mathilde.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the two Paraguayan businessmen travel without state permission?

2. What does Charles Washburn think of the Lopez dynasty?

3. What animal does Franco ride in the military because it sits him higher than the rest of the troops?

4. Which of the following is NOT a punishment that Franco's sisters must endure?

5. What military implement does Lieutenant Major George Thompson build at Curupayty?

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