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

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

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

4. What does Colonel Estigarribia do after watching half his troops get slaughtered at the Rio Grande?
(a) He surrenders.
(b) He kills himself.
(c) He retreats back to Paraguay.
(d) He sends the other half of his troops in for backup.

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes General Diaz?
(a) Arrogant.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Ill-prepared.
(d) Terrified.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Ella's sons is killed during the flight from Paraguay?

2. Which of the following descriptions does NOT describe the state of Mathilde when the family reaches the Aquidaban River?

3. What card game does Benigno regularly play when he returns home from exile?

4. How does Ella defend herself against the native Brazilian that attacks her while she is traveling?

5. What is General Diaz doing when he is hit during the torpedo strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

2. What effect does General Diaz have on Franco's troops?

3. What does Charles Washburn consider a wasted golden opportunity for the Brazilian forces?

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

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

6. What does Dr. Mastermind realize about Franco's hospitals in Humaita?

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

8. How does Pancho behave when he leaves his home and joins his father at Humaita?

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

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

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