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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 General Diaz doing when he is hit during the torpedo strike?
(a) Sleeping in his bed.
(b) Fishing on a bridge.
(c) Rowing his canoe.
(d) Eating at the mess hall.

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. When Ella is peacefully riding through Piribebuy, what does she hear that takes her attention away from the peacefulness of the journey?
(a) She hears a baby being born.
(b) She hears a man get shot.
(c) She hears an old woman weeping.
(d) She hears a dog being beaten.

4. Who does Charles Washburn think is ill-prepared to deal with arrest and torture?
(a) Vinciendo Lopez.
(b) Benigno Lopez.
(c) Dr. Kennedy.
(d) Dr. Mastermind.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What military implement does Lieutenant Major George Thompson build at Curupayty?

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

3. Which of the following creatures does NOT infest Dr. Mastermind's cell?

4. When do the allied forces make a pact to fight until?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does General Diaz die?

4. How does Pancho die?

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 to Maria Olivia after the doctor realizes she is ill?

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

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

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

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

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