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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. When Ella returns to Paris, where does she hear that Princess Mathilde is living?
(a) Brussels.
(b) Croatia.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Nice.

2. How does Franco celebrate the victory at Curupayty?
(a) By giving his troops a day off.
(b) By looting houses.
(c) By promoting General Diaz.
(d) By getting drunk.

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

4. What does Franco demand from all the women in Paraguay to help support his war against Brazil?
(a) Their food.
(b) Locks of their hair.
(c) Their jewelry.
(d) Their silks.

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Franco's state of mind when he reaches the Aquidaban River?
(a) Focused.
(b) Calm.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Irrational.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Maria Olivia's dead body?

2. Which of the following is NOT an ailment affecting the wounded in the hospitals of Humaita?

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

4. How does Baron von Fischer-Truenfeld woo Ella?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What befalls the "traitors" in the Lopez family after their arrest?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

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

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

10. What conflict does Ella undertake when she decides she wants to leave Franco?

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