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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is General Diaz's position in Franco's army?
(a) Commander in Chief.
(b) Chief of Staff.
(c) Secretary of Defense.
(d) Lieutenant Major.

3. How many men does Franco foolishly lose during his battle in the marshes?
(a) 6000.
(b) 600.
(c) 6.
(d) 60.

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

5. What is General Diaz doing when he is hit during the torpedo strike?
(a) Eating at the mess hall.
(b) Fishing on a bridge.
(c) Sleeping in his bed.
(d) Rowing his canoe.

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

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

8. What does Pancho begin collecting from the enemy soldiers killed in battle?
(a) Locks of their hair.
(b) Their dog tags.
(c) Their ears.
(d) Their shoes.

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

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

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

12. Who does Ella take with her to Caacupe to rob the statues?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her sister.
(c) The doctor.
(d) A priest.

13. What is General Robles' response to the swift defeat of the Paraguayan Navy at Riachuelto?
(a) He pulls his troops from battle.
(b) He demands victory over Brazil from his troops.
(c) He sends his troops into battle knowing they will be slaughtered.
(d) He sends his troops for reinforcement.

14. Who does Charles Washburn think is ill-prepared to deal with arrest and torture?
(a) Dr. Mastermind.
(b) Vinciendo Lopez.
(c) Benigno Lopez.
(d) Dr. Kennedy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is described as being "appealed" with the wasted golden opportunity for the Brazilians?

2. When Franco escapes the fall of Piribebuy, how many men are in his ragtag army?

3. Which of the following creatures does NOT infest Dr. Mastermind's cell?

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

5. Which of the following animals does NOT live in the swamps where Pancho has stationed his men?

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