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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. Which character is described as being "appealed" with the wasted golden opportunity for the Brazilians?
(a) Dona Ines.
(b) Charles Washburn.
(c) Dr. Kennedy.
(d) Dr. Mastermind.

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

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

4. When Ella thinks about leaving Franco, where does she desire to go?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. Where is General MacMahon recalled to after the fall of Asuncion?
(a) New York.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Franco blame for Miguel's death?

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

3. When do the allied forces make a pact to fight until?

4. Why are the horses of the Paraguayan Army dying?

5. What is the name of the American General who is sent to guide Ella and her children to Pikysyry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ella realizes that her horse, Mathilde, is dying by the banks of the Aquidaban River?

2. What reaction waves through the women of Paraguay when Franco demands that they hand over their jewelry in support of the war against Brazil?

3. What does Alonzo Taylor witness while marching in the prison lines?

4. What happens when the entire Paraguayan fleet is sent to capture the Brazilian fleet in Riacheulto?

5. How does Franco die?

6. What happens when Ella and her children are sent to relocate to the small town of Pikysyry?

7. What happens when Ella and Padre Fidel Maiz visit the statues at Caacupe?

8. What has happened to Ella's belongings when she and her children return to Paris?

9. How does Benigno spend his days when he returns home from exile?

10. How does Dr. Mastermind spend his days in prison?

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