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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. What country does Henry Kennedy come to Buenos Ayres from?

2. At the opening of the novel, where does Ella live?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the treatments that Franco's sisters give to Ella?

4. Why is Ella upset by what happens to the groom she has hired to care for her horse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frederick Mastermind?

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

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

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

5. Why does Franco declare war against Brazil?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the course of the novel, three medical characters are introduced in the form of three different doctors. Name and describe all three doctors and then compare and contrast their medical practices. Finally, what effect do each of these doctors have on Ella's life throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The three wet nurses Ella hired to help raise her children each had drastically different personalities. Name and describe all three of the wet nurses Ella hired, and explain the effect each woman had on the lives of the Lopez children.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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