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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Henry Kennedy do for a living?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is an artist.
(c) He is a theif.
(d) He is a blacksmith.

4. What small animal is also aboard the steamer and acts as a constant annoyance to Ella?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A ferret.
(c) A parrot.
(d) A dog.

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

6. What country does the Banda Oriental belong to?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Uraguay.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Paraguay.

7. 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.

8. Which country does Franco constantly worry will begin fighting him for more land?
(a) Chile.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Uraguay.
(d) Peru.

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

10. What do many of the Paraguayan soldiers suffer from due to their diet?
(a) Obesity.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Kidney stones.
(d) Dysentery.

11. How many siblings does Franco have?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

12. How does Franco feel when Ella finds out about his affairs?
(a) He feels nothing toward Ella's grief.
(b) He feels entitled to as many women as he chooses.
(c) He feels guilty over being found out.
(d) He feels betrayed by Ella's snooping.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat does Franco's uncle threaten to any bishop who dares to baptize Juan Francisco?

2. What animal does Franco study in order to learn how to swim?

3. Which adjective does Franco use to describe his sisters?

4. What is the name of the previous dictator of Paraguay, before Franco's father?

5. How does Ella decide to travel after leaving the steamer?

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