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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the previous dictator of Paraguay order people to stay in their homes while he travels?
(a) He was so afraid of being killed.
(b) He was constantly being robbed.
(c) He was afraid of catching their diseases.
(d) He was hideously ugly and didn't want his people to see him.

2. How do Ella and Franco plan to travel to Buenos Ayres?
(a) By plane.
(b) By carriage.
(c) By car.
(d) By ship.

3. Where does Franco begin training his troops to fight?
(a) Asuncion.
(b) Monte Video.
(c) Brazilia.
(d) Cerro Leon.

4. Which adjective does Franco use to describe his sisters?
(a) Slow.
(b) Fat.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Lazy.

5. Which of the following characters is NOT one of Ella's ladies in waiting?
(a) Dona Juana.
(b) Senora Juliana.
(c) Senora Dona Dolores.
(d) Dona Isidora.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of Dimitri, Ella's live-in man?

2. Who does Marie dictate letters back home to?

3. What is the name of Ella's fifth son?

4. What sport does Ella take up to remove her mind from Franco's affairs?

5. What has Franco nicknamed his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Franco's first act of power in the presidency?

2. Who is Henry Kennedy, and why is he living in Buenos Ayres?

3. How do Ella Lynch and Francisco Solano Lopez meet?

4. Who is Carmencita, and what is her relationship to Franco?

5. What accident befalls Marie while riding horseback to Paraguay?

6. Who is Frederick Mastermind?

7. How is Juan Francisco welcomed into the world?

8. How do the Paraguayan forces conduct themselves in battle with Brazil?

9. What work does Dr. Mastermind do while the Paraguayan forces are at battle with Brazil?

10. Who is Isabella de Braganza, and what is her relationship to Franco?

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