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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Franco escapes the fall of Piribebuy, how many men are in his ragtag army?
(a) 100.
(b) 5000.
(c) 1000.
(d) 500.

2. Which of Ella's sons is killed during the flight from Paraguay?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Pancho.
(c) Enrique.
(d) Leopoldo.

3. What does Colonel Estigarribia do after watching half his troops get slaughtered at the Rio Grande?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He surrenders.
(c) He sends the other half of his troops in for backup.
(d) He retreats back to Paraguay.

4. How many generals does Franco put in charge of his troops at the Rio Grande?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. What is the name of the American General who is sent to guide Ella and her children to Pikysyry?
(a) MacMahon.
(b) McDougle.
(c) MacDonald.
(d) McGuff.

6. Which of the following descriptions does NOT describe the state of Mathilde when the family reaches the Aquidaban River?
(a) Covered in sores.
(b) Weak.
(c) Brittle-boned.
(d) Starving.

7. What military implement does Lieutenant Major George Thompson build at Curupayty?
(a) Docks.
(b) Trenches.
(c) Watchtowers.
(d) Forts.

8. Why do the Paraguayan forces refuse to fight alongside the indigenous Indians of the land?
(a) Because the Indians are cannibals.
(b) Because Franco refuses to accept the help of the Indians.
(c) Because the Paraguayans are racist.
(d) Because the Paraguayans are too prideful to ask for help.

9. Which of the following adjectives best describes Franco's state of mind when he reaches the Aquidaban River?
(a) Calm.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Focused.

10. How does Franco die?
(a) He is stabbed to death.
(b) He is executed by the Brazilian courts.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is drowned.

11. To where does Colonel Thompson escape, meeting up with his brother?
(a) Asuncion.
(b) Buenos Ayres.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

12. Which of the following is NOT a punishment that Franco's sisters must endure?
(a) Being starved.
(b) Having their dresses pulled over their heads in public.
(c) Watching their husbands' excecutions.
(d) Being publically whipped.

13. What have the Lopez children been forced to leave behind as they flee to San Fernando?
(a) Their wet nurses.
(b) Their money.
(c) Their toys.
(d) Their pets.

14. Which character arranges for Dr. Mastermind's release from prison?
(a) Ella Lynch.
(b) Charles Washburn.
(c) Baron von Fischer-Truenfeld.
(d) Dona Ines.

15. What does Franco do when he realizes his forces have collapsed?
(a) He continues to fight for himself.
(b) He retreats on horseback.
(c) He surrenders.
(d) He kills himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an ailment affecting the wounded in the hospitals of Humaita?

2. Where is Curupayty in relation to Humaita?

3. What does Franco demand from all the women in Paraguay to help support his war against Brazil?

4. How does Baron von Fischer-Truenfeld woo Ella?

5. What does Pancho begin collecting from the enemy soldiers killed in battle?

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