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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Paraguayan forces find their first set of Brazilians to imprison?
(a) On a cruise ship.
(b) On a yacht.
(c) On a steamer.
(d) On a fishing boat.

3. How long does Corinna live before she passes away?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five hours.
(d) Five days.

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

5. How does Corinna die?
(a) She dies of the measles.
(b) She dies in a farming accident.
(c) She drowns in the river.
(d) She dies of unknown causes.

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

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

8. What does Pancho do when he finally catches his younger brother in the garden?
(a) He pleads with his brother to treat him more kindly.
(b) He gives him a giant hug.
(c) He buries him in a deep hole.
(d) He slaps his brother across the face.

9. How does Dr. Kennedy become unconscious on the shore of the lake?
(a) Another traveler punches him in the face.
(b) He hits his head on a rock.
(c) He blacks out from dehydration.
(d) He has a stroke.

10. 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 oldest.
(d) He is the youngest.

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

12. What is revealed to be Franco's biggest fear?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Water.
(d) Heights.

13. What does Dona Ines' father do for a living?
(a) He was a chef.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was a teacher.
(d) He was a carpenter.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of Dimitri, Ella's live-in man?

2. Who is the first to discover that Ella is pregnant?

3. Where do the two Paraguayan businessmen travel without state permission?

4. How long should Dr. Kennedy's trek across the lake take?

5. What color does Ella want the Obispo Cue painted?

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