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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: Aquidaban River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is General Diaz doing when he is hit during the torpedo strike?
(a) Fishing on a bridge.
(b) Sleeping in his bed.
(c) Rowing his canoe.
(d) Eating at the mess hall.

2. What animal does Franco study in order to learn how to swim?
(a) A frog.
(b) A turtle.
(c) A salamander.
(d) A fish.

3. When Ella thinks about leaving Franco, where does she desire to go?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

4. Why does the previous dictator of Paraguay order people to stay in their homes while he travels?
(a) He was so afraid of being killed.
(b) He was hideously ugly and didn't want his people to see him.
(c) He was afraid of catching their diseases.
(d) He was constantly being robbed.

5. Why is Marie delirious during her last days of life?
(a) From blood loss.
(b) From fever.
(c) From a concussion.
(d) From starvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the horses of the Paraguayan Army dying?

2. Which of the following is NOT a common practice of the Paraguayan troops?

3. Which of the following characters is NOT one of Ella's ladies in waiting?

4. How does Franco feel when Ella finds out about his affairs?

5. In what month do Ella and Franco leave for Buenos Ayres?

(see the answer key)

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