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

2. How long is Dr. Mastermind kept in his jail cell?
(a) Seven hours.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Seven days.

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

4. Why are the horses of the Paraguayan Army dying?
(a) Because they are unable to reproduce.
(b) Because they have no water.
(c) Because they have no pastures to graze in.
(d) Because they all have rabies.

5. What is General Robles' response to the swift defeat of the Paraguayan Navy at Riachuelto?
(a) He sends his troops for reinforcement.
(b) He sends his troops into battle knowing they will be slaughtered.
(c) He pulls his troops from battle.
(d) He demands victory over Brazil from his troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Franco witness the battles at Curupayty?

2. Where is General Diaz injured during the torpedo strike?

3. Where is Curupayty in relation to Humaita?

4. Which of the following characters manages to coax Mathilde back into health?

5. What do believers donate to the statues at Caacupe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Franco die?

2. How does Pancho die?

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

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

5. How does Franco treat Benigno and Saturnino after their arrest for treason?

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

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

8. What happens to Maria Olivia after the doctor realizes she is ill?

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

10. What fate befalls Alonzo Taylor's family after he escapes on a British ship?

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