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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 does Franco begin training his troops to fight?

2. What does Dona Ines' father do for a living?

3. What does Henry Kennedy do for a living?

4. How many siblings does Franco have?

5. How do the women aboard the steamer treat Ella?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Dona Ines?

3. Why does Franco keep a frog in a basin in his bedroom?

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

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

6. How is Juan Francisco welcomed into the world?

7. Who is Frederick Mastermind?

8. What is Franco's first act of power in the presidency?

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

10. Who is Isabella de Braganza, and what is her relationship to Franco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franco has a long history of abusing his power when it comes to women. Choose one woman from Franco's past, either in his family or romantic history, and explain how his relationship with her signals to the reader how he will eventually come to treat Ella.

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the novel, Ella finds herself "haunted" by the ghost of the Brazilian soldier she killed. Explain the circumstances of the murder and then explain how this event irrevocably changed Ella's character.

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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