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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Paraguayan forces find their first set of Brazilians to imprison?

2. Which of Franco's sons is described as being slow and not very good at hiding?

3. Which of the following is NOT a common practice of the Paraguayan troops?

4. How long should Dr. Kennedy's trek across the lake take?

5. How many innocent people are put into prisons during the dictatorship prior to Franco's father taking power?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Carmencita, and what is her relationship to Franco?

2. What is Ella's life like leading up to her time in Paris?

3. Who is Corinna Adelaida, and what is the response to her life?

4. How is Ella treated when visiting the opera house Franco has built?

5. What work does Dr. Mastermind do while the Paraguayan forces are at battle with Brazil?

6. How do Franco's sisters treat Ella upon her arrival to Paraguay?

7. What does the U.S. government think of the Lopez dynasty?

8. Who is Henry Kennedy, and why is he living in Buenos Ayres?

9. Why does Ella decide to leave the steamer and continue her travels on horseback?

10. What happens when Franco tries to start a vineyard in the wooded land near his home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Dr. Henry Kennedy and explain the impact that he had on Ella's life. How does his short presence in the novel change the relationship that Ella has with Franco?

Essay Topic 2

Franco's proposal to Isabella de Braganza goes terribly wrong. Explain why Franco wanted to propose to this woman and what the reaction to the proposal was from the point of view of AT LEAST three different characters.

Essay Topic 3

U.S. Commander-in-Chief Charles Washburn has a very special relationship with Dr. Mastermind by the end of the novel. Explain how Charles Washburn affected Dr. Mastermind's life and death, and then explain how Washburn felt after becoming so intertwined with the doctor's fate.

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