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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe do the indigenous Indians of Paraguay belong to?
(a) Hepetabaro.
(b) Guaycuru.
(c) Xenexeca.
(d) Vulayvulay.

2. What is Maria Oliva's dead body wrapped in while it awaits preparations?
(a) Potato sacks.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Silk fabric.
(d) Medical gauze.

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

4. Who finds Maria Olivia's dead body?
(a) Ella.
(b) Dona Ines.
(c) Frederico.
(d) Pancho.

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

6. Which of the following characters is struck by lightning but manages to survive?
(a) Franco.
(b) Rosaria.
(c) Ella.
(d) Dona Ines.

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

8. How many Brazilian steamers arrive in Asuncion on the day that the people begin to riot?
(a) Fivteen.
(b) Fifity.
(c) Five.
(d) Five hundred.

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

10. What have the Lopez children been forced to leave behind as they flee to San Fernando?
(a) Their money.
(b) Their wet nurses.
(c) Their pets.
(d) Their toys.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a punishment that Franco's sisters must endure?

2. At the time when the Brazilian steamers arrive in Asuncion, how many cannons does the city have to protect itself with?

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

4. Why do the Paraguayan forces refuse to fight alongside the indigenous Indians of the land?

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

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