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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is General MacMahon recalled to after the fall of Asuncion?
(a) Washington.
(b) California.
(c) New York.
(d) Michigan.

2. Where is General Diaz injured during the torpedo strike?
(a) His neck.
(b) His leg.
(c) His arm.
(d) His face.

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

4. Where is Curupayty in relation to Humaita?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

5. Who tells Benigno of the plan to overthrow Franco?
(a) Dr. Kennedy.
(b) Ella.
(c) Dr. Mastermind.
(d) Charles Washburn.

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

7. What card game does Benigno regularly play when he returns home from exile?
(a) Poker.
(b) Rummy.
(c) Whist.
(d) Bridge.

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

9. What does Franco give to Ella when she arrives at Humaita?
(a) A violin.
(b) A harmonica.
(c) A flute.
(d) A piano.

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

11. What do believers donate to the statues at Caacupe?
(a) Precious metals.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Blood.

12. Why are the horses of the Paraguayan Army dying?
(a) Because they have no pastures to graze in.
(b) Because they have no water.
(c) Because they all have rabies.
(d) Because they are unable to reproduce.

13. What does Franco build on the only high ground of Humaita?
(a) An opera house.
(b) A play yard for his children.
(c) A fort.
(d) A hospital.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Ella tell her children about while they are watching the executions?

2. Where does Ella bury Franco's body?

3. What does Franco have his brothers arrested for?

4. Which of the following characters manages to coax Mathilde back into health?

5. When do the allied forces make a pact to fight until?

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