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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. Why are the horses of the Paraguayan Army dying?

2. What is the name of the American General who is sent to guide Ella and her children to Pikysyry?

3. How long is Dr. Mastermind kept in his jail cell?

4. How does Baron von Fischer-Truenfeld woo Ella?

5. Which character is described as being "appealed" with the wasted golden opportunity for the Brazilians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Franco foolishly loses 6,000 men in the marshes of Humaita?

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

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

4. What effect does General Diaz have on Franco's troops?

5. How does Dr. Mastermind spend his days in prison?

6. How does Benigno spend his days when he returns home from exile?

7. How does Franco die?

8. What does Charles Washburn consider a wasted golden opportunity for the Brazilian forces?

9. What conflict does Ella undertake when she decides she wants to leave Franco?

10. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The Paraguayan people proved to be the strongest characters in the novel. Explain the trauma that the Paraguayan people succumbed to and then explain how they proved to be resilient even in the face of extreme adversity.

Essay Topic 3

Ella has an interesting relationship with her servant, Marie, that changes over the course of the novel. Explain the changing relationship that Ella has with Marie, and choose two defining incidents that forever changed the relationship between the two women. Explain the outcome of each incident.

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