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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes General Diaz?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Quiet.
(d) Ill-prepared.

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

3. Which of the following animals does NOT live in the swamps where Pancho has stationed his men?
(a) Crocodiles.
(b) Vampire bats.
(c) Pirahna.
(d) Poisonous snakes.

4. Shortly after Ella arrives in Paris, what war breaks out?
(a) The Second Hundred Years War.
(b) The Great French War.
(c) The Anglo-Martha War.
(d) The Franco-Prussian War.

5. How does Dona Dolores' husband die?
(a) He was killed in the battle against Brazil.
(b) He was accidentally poisoned.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He suffered from dysentery.

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

7. How does Baron von Fischer-Truenfeld woo Ella?
(a) By taking her swimming in the sea.
(b) By taking her to eat at fancy restaurants.
(c) By taking her horseback riding.
(d) By taking her to play crouquet in the park.

8. When Ella is peacefully riding through Piribebuy, what does she hear that takes her attention away from the peacefulness of the journey?
(a) She hears a man get shot.
(b) She hears a baby being born.
(c) She hears an old woman weeping.
(d) She hears a dog being beaten.

9. What does Franco demand from all the women in Paraguay to help support his war against Brazil?
(a) Locks of their hair.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their silks.
(d) Their jewelry.

10. Who does Ella sue in the Parisian courts?
(a) Dr. Stewart.
(b) Dr. Mastermind.
(c) Charles Washburn.
(d) Dr. Kennedy.

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

12. How many Paraguayan men escape the battle against Brazil in Riachuelto?
(a) Four.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Thirty-three.
(d) Thirteen.

13. Why is Dr. Mastermind arrested?
(a) For treason.
(b) He is given no reason for his arrest.
(c) For stealing medical supplies.
(d) For letting General Diaz die.

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

15. How does Franco witness the battles at Curupayty?
(a) He watches through field glasses.
(b) By fighting on the front lines with his men.
(c) He reads about the battles in field reports.
(d) By cowering behind boulders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is General Diaz injured during the torpedo strike?

2. What does Colonel Estigarribia do after watching half his troops get slaughtered at the Rio Grande?

3. What is the man sent across the river from Argentina suffering from?

4. Who does Charles Washburn think is ill-prepared to deal with arrest and torture?

5. Who does Franco blame for Miguel's death?

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