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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. Shortly after Ella arrives in Paris, what war breaks out?

2. Why do the Paraguayan forces refuse to fight alongside the indigenous Indians of the land?

3. What does Franco demand from all the women in Paraguay to help support his war against Brazil?

4. What does Franco do when he realizes his forces have collapsed?

5. Where is Curupayty in relation to Humaita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Ella's belongings when she and her children return to Paris?

2. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

3. How does Franco die?

4. What does Dr. Mastermind realize about Franco's hospitals in Humaita?

5. What reaction waves through the women of Paraguay when Franco demands that they hand over their jewelry in support of the war against Brazil?

6. How does Pancho behave when he leaves his home and joins his father at Humaita?

7. What happens when Ella and Padre Fidel Maiz visit the statues at Caacupe?

8. What happens when Ella and her children are sent to relocate to the small town of Pikysyry?

9. How does General Diaz die?

10. What befalls the "traitors" in the Lopez family after their arrest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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