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

3. Which adjective does Franco use to describe his sisters?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Fat.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Slow.

4. Who is Marie?
(a) Ella's best friend.
(b) Ella's servant.
(c) Ella's daughter.
(d) Ella's sister.

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

6. How many guns are ordered to shoot in the salute to Juan Franco?
(a) 101.
(b) 20.
(c) 200.
(d) 55.

7. Who does Marie dictate letters back home to?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

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

9. How do Ella and Franco plan to travel to Buenos Ayres?
(a) By carriage.
(b) By plane.
(c) By car.
(d) By ship.

10. What country is Dom Pedro the president of?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Chile.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Uraguay.

11. In what country is Franco's father president?
(a) Uraguay.
(b) Paraguay.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Chile.

12. Why does the previous dictator of Paraguay order people to stay in their homes while he travels?
(a) He was afraid of catching their diseases.
(b) He was hideously ugly and didn't want his people to see him.
(c) He was constantly being robbed.
(d) He was so afraid of being killed.

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

14. Which of the following characters does NOT travel to Buenos Ayres with Ella and Franco?
(a) Marie.
(b) Mathilde.
(c) Dimitri.
(d) Dona Ines.

15. During what month of the year does Ella and company finally arrive in Buenos Ayres?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) April.
(d) July.