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

2. Where is Curupayty in relation to Humaita?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

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

4. Shortly after Ella arrives in Paris, what war breaks out?
(a) The Anglo-Martha War.
(b) The Great French War.
(c) The Second Hundred Years War.
(d) The Franco-Prussian War.

5. Which of Ella's sons is killed during the flight from Paraguay?
(a) Leopoldo.
(b) Carlos.
(c) Pancho.
(d) Enrique.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals does NOT live in the swamps where Pancho has stationed his men?

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

3. At the time when the Brazilian steamers arrive in Asuncion, how many cannons does the city have to protect itself with?

4. What is General Diaz doing when he is hit during the torpedo strike?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Mastermind do upon his release from prison?

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

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

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

5. How does Franco die?

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

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

8. What has happened to Ella's belongings when she and her children return to Paris?

9. How does General Diaz die?

10. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

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