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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) California.
(b) Washington.
(c) New York.
(d) Michigan.

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

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

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

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

6. What city does Ella tell her children about while they are watching the executions?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Neverland.
(d) Paris.

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

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

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

10. 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 an old woman weeping.
(b) She hears a man get shot.
(c) She hears a baby being born.
(d) She hears a dog being beaten.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What freak weather occurs when Ella is looting the statues?

2. How many men does Franco foolishly lose during his battle in the marshes?

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

4. How does Franco celebrate the victory at Curupayty?

5. What is General Robles' response to the swift defeat of the Paraguayan Navy at Riachuelto?

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