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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. Who does Franco put in charge of ground forces in Brazil?

2. Who is the first to discover that Ella is pregnant?

3. After a quick questioning, what ailment does Dr. Mastermind discover that Maria Olivia is suffering from?

4. What does Franco deliver to Ella's home, bribing the doorman to give to her?

5. What country is Dom Pedro the president of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What unexpected troubles arise for Franco when he declares war against Brazil?

2. How does Pancho treat his younger brother Carlos while they are playing in the garden?

3. What happens to the groom that Ella hired to care for Mathilde?

4. How does Ella pass her time while she is living alone in Buenos Ayres?

5. What happens during the 101-gun salute to Juan Francisco?

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

7. How do the Paraguayan forces conduct themselves in battle with Brazil?

8. How does Ella respond to Marie after Marie suffers her terrible injury?

9. How do Ella Lynch and Francisco Solano Lopez meet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franco was arguably a terrible father to his children. Choose two of Franco's children and explain the negative effects that he had on their upbringing. How might the lives of the Lopez children have been altered if they were raised without Franco in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Pancho grew up to be a man exactly like his father. Choose two examples of moments in his life when Pancho behaved in a way that Franco might have, and explain where Pancho learned his unemotional behaviors.

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