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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. How long does Corinna live before she passes away?

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

3. What part of Marie's body is broken during her accident?

4. How does Franco travel to Paraguay from Buenos Ayres?

5. Which war does Dimitri leave Ella to go fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frederick Mastermind?

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

3. Who is Dona Ines?

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

5. What happens when Franco and Ella try to have their son baptized?

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

7. What is life like for Ella and Dimitri before he leaves to fight in the war?

8. What is the Obispo Cue?

9. What happens to Dr. Kennedy while on his trek across Lake Ipacarai?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ella and Franco had very different childhoods that inevitably led them to each other. Compare and contrast the childhoods that these characters had, and explain how their upbringings irrevocably altered their relationship.

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy among Franco and his siblings was one of the driving forces in their lives. Explain why the Lopez siblings were so jealous of each other, and what effect this jealousy had on their relationships. Be sure to cite specific examples of ways that jealously tore these siblings apart.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, both Franco and Ella take lovers during their relationship with one another.

Part 1.) Create a list of characters who were taken as lovers by both Ella and Franco.

Part 2.) Compare and contrast the reasons why Franco and Ella took lovers, and what their emotional states were during the affairs.

Part 3.) Explain the effect that the affairs and lovers had on Franco and Ella's relationship with each other and the lives of their children.

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