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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 is Dr. Mastermind kept in his jail cell?

2. Which of the following is NOT a punishment that Franco's sisters must endure?

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Franco's state of mind when he reaches the Aquidaban River?

4. When Ella thinks about leaving Franco, where does she desire to go?

5. At the time when the Brazilian steamers arrive in Asuncion, how many cannons does the city have to protect itself with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Franco die?

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

3. What happens when Ella realizes that her horse, Mathilde, is dying by the banks of the Aquidaban River?

4. What does Alonzo Taylor witness while marching in the prison lines?

5. How does Pancho die?

6. What fate befalls Alonzo Taylor's family after he escapes on a British ship?

7. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

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

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

10. What happens when the entire Paraguayan fleet is sent to capture the Brazilian fleet in Riacheulto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franco's proposal to Isabella de Braganza goes terribly wrong. Explain why Franco wanted to propose to this woman and what the reaction to the proposal was from the point of view of AT LEAST three different characters.

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

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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