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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sport does Ella take up to remove her mind from Franco's affairs?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Fencing.
(c) Horse back riding.
(d) Tennis.

3. What does Charles Washburn think of the Lopez dynasty?
(a) That they are a sound political party.
(b) That they are an empire.
(c) That they are a monarchy.
(d) That they are a tyranny.

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

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

6. How does Ella decide to travel after leaving the steamer?
(a) By carriage.
(b) By horseback.
(c) By foot.
(d) By train.

7. In addition to the Obispo Cue, what other building does Franco build for Ella?
(a) A sauna/steamroom.
(b) A horse stable.
(c) A swimming arena.
(d) An opera house.

8. What color does Ella want the Obispo Cue painted?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

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

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

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

12. Where is San Pedro in relation to Franco's property?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

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

14. What is Ella doing when her water breaks?
(a) Writing a letter to Dimitri.
(b) Shopping for new shoes.
(c) Taking a bath.
(d) Traveling back to the city.

15. To whom is Princess Mathilde reportedly related to?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) King Henry VIII.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the groom that Ella hires to care for her horse?

2. What does Henry Kennedy do for a living?

3. In what month do Ella and Franco leave for Buenos Ayres?

4. How do the women aboard the steamer treat Ella?

5. How many daughters does Ella give birth to through the course of her child bearing years?

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