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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 is Dr. Mastermind arrested?

2. What does Franco have his brothers arrested for?

3. What military implement does Lieutenant Major George Thompson build at Curupayty?

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

5. What does Franco give to Ella when she arrives at Humaita?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does General Diaz die?

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

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

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

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

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 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 2

Franco has a long history of abusing his power when it comes to women. Choose one woman from Franco's past, either in his family or romantic history, and explain how his relationship with her signals to the reader how he will eventually come to treat Ella.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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