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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Franco blame for Miguel's death?
(a) Dr. Mastermind.
(b) Himself.
(c) Rosaria.
(d) Ella.

5. Which of the following characters are NOT jailed together in San Fernando?
(a) Dr. Mastermind.
(b) Charles Washburn.
(c) Benigno Lopez.
(d) Vinciendo Lopez.

6. What does Alonzo Taylor do for a living at Obispo Cue?
(a) He is a stone worker.
(b) He is a pool boy.
(c) He is a gardener.
(d) He is a musician.

7. How many ships does Franco send to Riachuelto with the hopes of capturing the Brazilian fleet?
(a) One hundred and fifty.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Fifteen.

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

9. What is the city of San Fernando surrounded by?
(a) Walls.
(b) Marshes.
(c) Rivers.
(d) Montains.

10. How long is Dr. Mastermind kept in his jail cell?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Seven hours.
(d) Seven years.

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

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

13. Which of the following characters manages to coax Mathilde back into health?
(a) Ella.
(b) Dona Ines.
(c) Pancho.
(d) Rosaria.

14. 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 an old woman weeping.
(c) She hears a dog being beaten.
(d) She hears a baby being born.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is General Diaz's position in Franco's army?

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

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

4. Whose spirit haunts Ella into her old age?

5. Which of the following descriptions does NOT describe the state of Mathilde when the family reaches the Aquidaban River?

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