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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What freak weather occurs when Ella is looting the statues?
(a) A sandstorm.
(b) A hailstorm.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A flash flood.

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

3. What is the man sent across the river from Argentina suffering from?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Cholera.

4. At the time when the Brazilian steamers arrive in Asuncion, how many cannons does the city have to protect itself with?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

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

6. Which of the following creatures does NOT infest Dr. Mastermind's cell?
(a) Scorpions.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Toads.
(d) Spiders.

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

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

9. When Ella returns to Paris, where does she hear that Princess Mathilde is living?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Nice.

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

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

12. 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) Starving.
(d) Brittle-boned.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Miguel Lopez live before he dies prematurely?

2. When Franco has nightmares, what does he shout in his sleep?

3. What does Franco have his brothers arrested for?

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

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

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