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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) Small pox.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Scarlet fever.

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

3. How many Paraguayan men escape the battle against Brazil in Riachuelto?
(a) Thirty-three.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Four.

4. Which of the following characters is struck by lightning but manages to survive?
(a) Franco.
(b) Rosaria.
(c) Ella.
(d) Dona Ines.

5. When Franco escapes the fall of Piribebuy, how many men are in his ragtag army?
(a) 5000.
(b) 500.
(c) 100.
(d) 1000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Franco give to Ella when she arrives at Humaita?

2. Who finds Maria Olivia's dead body?

3. What freak weather occurs when Ella is looting the statues?

4. What does Franco have his brothers arrested for?

5. How does Franco reward the men who survived the attack on Riachuelto?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

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

3. How does Pancho die?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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