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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What have the Lopez children been forced to leave behind as they flee to San Fernando?
(a) Their toys.
(b) Their money.
(c) Their pets.
(d) Their wet nurses.

2. How long does Miguel Lopez live before he dies prematurely?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two months.

3. Who does Franco blame for Miguel's death?
(a) Himself.
(b) Rosaria.
(c) Ella.
(d) Dr. Mastermind.

4. What does Pancho begin collecting from the enemy soldiers killed in battle?
(a) Locks of their hair.
(b) Their shoes.
(c) Their dog tags.
(d) Their ears.

5. Where is General Diaz injured during the torpedo strike?
(a) His leg.
(b) His face.
(c) His neck.
(d) His arm.

6. What military implement does Lieutenant Major George Thompson build at Curupayty?
(a) Watchtowers.
(b) Forts.
(c) Docks.
(d) Trenches.

7. What is General Diaz's position in Franco's army?
(a) Chief of Staff.
(b) Commander in Chief.
(c) Lieutenant Major.
(d) Secretary of Defense.

8. Whose spirit haunts Ella into her old age?
(a) The Brazilian soldier.
(b) Franco.
(c) Maria.
(d) Her dead daughter.

9. What is General Robles' response to the swift defeat of the Paraguayan Navy at Riachuelto?
(a) He sends his troops for reinforcement.
(b) He pulls his troops from battle.
(c) He sends his troops into battle knowing they will be slaughtered.
(d) He demands victory over Brazil from his troops.

10. Who tells Benigno of the plan to overthrow Franco?
(a) Dr. Mastermind.
(b) Dr. Kennedy.
(c) Ella.
(d) Charles Washburn.

11. When Franco has nightmares, what does he shout in his sleep?
(a) The names of family members he has killed.
(b) Prayers to the heavens for forgiveness.
(c) Regrets for the innocent lives lost in war.
(d) The names of the men out to kill him.

12. When Ella returns to Paris, where does she hear that Princess Mathilde is living?
(a) Nice.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Croatia.
(d) Brussels.

13. What does Franco do when he realizes his forces have collapsed?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He continues to fight for himself.
(c) He surrenders.
(d) He retreats on horseback.

14. What is Maria Oliva's dead body wrapped in while it awaits preparations?
(a) Potato sacks.
(b) Medical gauze.
(c) Silk fabric.
(d) Newspaper.

15. How many Paraguayan men escape the battle against Brazil in Riachuelto?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Four.
(d) Thirty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals does NOT live in the swamps where Pancho has stationed his men?

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

3. How does Ella defend herself against the native Brazilian that attacks her while she is traveling?

4. To where does Colonel Thompson escape, meeting up with his brother?

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

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