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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Ella do for Franco every night until he falls asleep?
(a) Counts his money.
(b) Sings for him.
(c) Reads to him.
(d) Rubs his feet.

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

4. What is the name of Franco's apothecary general?
(a) Ludwig Stronghold.
(b) Bernard Herosong.
(c) Frederick Mastermind.
(d) Gerard Peaceweaver.

5. Why does Ella stay behind in Buenos Ayres while Franco travels ahead?
(a) To purchase a home.
(b) Because she doesn't want to meet Franco's family.
(c) Becuase she is ill.
(d) To have the baby.

6. Why does the bishop refuse to baptize Juan Francisco?
(a) Because he believes the baby is possessed.
(b) Because Franco and Ella aren't members of the church.
(c) Because Franco and Ella aren't married.
(d) Because the bishop has been paid to ignore Ella's request.

7. How old is Ella when she leaves her childhood home and changes her name?
(a) Twenty-one-years-old.
(b) Ten-years-old.
(c) Fifteen-years-old.
(d) Eighteen-years-old.

8. How does Ella respond to the death of her daughter?
(a) She is annoyed.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She is devastated.
(d) She is confused.

9. Who does Ella have trouble conversing with aboard the steamer?
(a) Dr. Kennedy.
(b) Her newborn son.
(c) Rosaria.
(d) The other female passengers.

10. Which of the following is NOT a name given to Ella and Franco's sons?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Frederico.
(c) Leopoldo.
(d) Enrique.

11. What does Ella find most attractive about Franco?
(a) His humor.
(b) His strength.
(c) His sympathetic nature.
(d) His money.

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

13. What is the name of Ella's fifth son?
(a) Louis.
(b) Juan.
(c) Miguel.
(d) Antonio.

14. What threat does Franco's uncle threaten to any bishop who dares to baptize Juan Francisco?
(a) They will be hanged.
(b) They will be put into prison.
(c) They will be fined.
(d) They will be excommunicated.

15. In what city of Paraguay do Franco and his family live?
(a) Asuncion.
(b) Concepcion.
(c) Horqueta.
(d) Obligato.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What effect is the surge of troops having on the people of Paraguay?

3. What does Ella decide to name her newborn son?

4. What country is Dom Pedro the president of?

5. What is the name of the lake that Dr. Kennedy hopes to trek?

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