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

2. When Franco has nightmares, what does he shout in his sleep?
(a) Prayers to the heavens for forgiveness.
(b) The names of family members he has killed.
(c) The names of the men out to kill him.
(d) Regrets for the innocent lives lost in war.

3. Where is General Diaz injured during the torpedo strike?
(a) His leg.
(b) His face.
(c) His neck.
(d) His arm.

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

5. Which of the following characters are NOT jailed together in San Fernando?
(a) Benigno Lopez.
(b) Dr. Mastermind.
(c) Charles Washburn.
(d) Vinciendo Lopez.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Franco escapes the fall of Piribebuy, how many men are in his ragtag army?

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

3. Whose spirit haunts Ella into her old age?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

7. How does General Diaz die?

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

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

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

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