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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 does Franco give to Ella when she arrives at Humaita?

2. Which of the following is NOT an ailment affecting the wounded in the hospitals of Humaita?

3. How many men does Franco foolishly lose during his battle in the marshes?

4. Which character arranges for Dr. Mastermind's release from prison?

5. What is the city of San Fernando surrounded by?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Maria Olivia after the doctor realizes she is ill?

5. How does Franco die?

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

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

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

9. How does Pancho die?

10. What does Dr. Mastermind do upon his release from prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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