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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. At the time when the Brazilian steamers arrive in Asuncion, how many cannons does the city have to protect itself with?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

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

3. What is the city of San Fernando surrounded by?
(a) Rivers.
(b) Walls.
(c) Marshes.
(d) Montains.

4. Why do the Paraguayan forces refuse to fight alongside the indigenous Indians of the land?
(a) Because the Paraguayans are racist.
(b) Because Franco refuses to accept the help of the Indians.
(c) Because the Paraguayans are too prideful to ask for help.
(d) Because the Indians are cannibals.

5. What military implement does Lieutenant Major George Thompson build at Curupayty?
(a) Watchtowers.
(b) Forts.
(c) Trenches.
(d) Docks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man sent across the river from Argentina suffering from?

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

3. What is General Diaz's position in Franco's army?

4. When Ella returns to Paris, where does she hear that Princess Mathilde is living?

5. What have the Lopez children been forced to leave behind as they flee to San Fernando?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

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

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

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

8. How does Pancho die?

9. How does General Diaz die?

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

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