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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 is the first to discover that Ella is pregnant?

2. What happens to the man who speaks out against Franco during his election?

3. What country does the Banda Oriental belong to?

4. What sport does Ella take up to remove her mind from Franco's affairs?

5. How do Ella and Franco plan to travel to Buenos Ayres?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Ella and Franco plan to make the trip to Buenos Ayres, and what is their reaction to the journey?

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

4. How does Franco take to his new political power?

5. What accident befalls Marie while riding horseback to Paraguay?

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

7. What does Franco do directly upon arriving to Buenos Ayres?

8. What is Franco's relationship with his family?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the war with Brazil, Franco acts very selfishly in regards to the people of his land. Choose two examples of times that Franco puts himself before the people of his land, and explain how these decisions wreaked havoc on the people and land that he was supposed to be protecting.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Arrogance proved to be one of the most dangerous attributes for a character in this novel to have. Choose two characters who were particularly arrogant and give two examples of each of their arrogant behaviors. Finally, explain how the arrogance that infested these characters' live affected them in their deaths.

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