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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of resistance do the Paraguayan ground troops meet in Brazil?
(a) They meet no resistance at all as Brazil surrenders.
(b) They meet so much resistance that they must retreat.
(c) They meet an overwhelming amount of resistance but are victorious.
(d) They meet very little resistance and ease through the terrain.

2. Which of Franco's sons is already showing his tendency toward being unemotional?
(a) Frederico.
(b) Leopoldo.
(c) Carlos.
(d) Pancho.

3. Which of the following groups of people are NOT considered a threat by Franco?
(a) The U.S. Armed Forces.
(b) The Argentine Republic.
(c) The Brazilian people.
(d) The extended Lopez family, including brothers and cousins.

4. How does Franco travel to Paraguay from Buenos Ayres?
(a) By carriage.
(b) By mule.
(c) By taxi.
(d) By boat.

5. Who writes the letter to Franco declaring him President of Paraguay?
(a) No letter arrives, Franco declares himself President.
(b) Don Pedro.
(c) Dona Ines.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

6. In his first act of presidency, who does Franco put on trial for conspiracy?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

7. How does the Humaita Fort block entrance to their rivers?
(a) With sandbags.
(b) With chains.
(c) With sharp metal spikes.
(d) With military men.

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

9. What has Franco nicknamed his son?
(a) Pancho.
(b) Hijo.
(c) Amore.
(d) Bebito.

10. What country does Henry Kennedy come to Buenos Ayres from?
(a) Bulgaria.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Uganda.

11. What material is being used, for the first time in Paraguay, to build the Obispo Cue?
(a) Granite.
(b) Limestone.
(c) Gold.
(d) Marble.

12. What is the name of the lake that Dr. Kennedy hopes to trek?
(a) Lake Mojambishu.
(b) Lake Cowasack.
(c) Lake Lalurna.
(d) Lake Ipacari.

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

14. In what month do Ella and Franco leave for Buenos Ayres?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) June.
(d) November.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a common practice of the Paraguayan troops?

2. What does Dona Ines' father do for a living?

3. Where does Ella stay while living in Buenos Ayres?

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

5. Where does Franco fit in the birth order of his siblings?

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