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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe do the indigenous Indians of Paraguay belong to?
(a) Vulayvulay.
(b) Xenexeca.
(c) Hepetabaro.
(d) Guaycuru.

2. Which of the following descriptions does NOT describe the state of Mathilde when the family reaches the Aquidaban River?
(a) Brittle-boned.
(b) Weak.
(c) Starving.
(d) Covered in sores.

3. Who does Charles Washburn think is ill-prepared to deal with arrest and torture?
(a) Benigno Lopez.
(b) Dr. Kennedy.
(c) Dr. Mastermind.
(d) Vinciendo Lopez.

4. Who finds Maria Olivia's dead body?
(a) Pancho.
(b) Dona Ines.
(c) Frederico.
(d) Ella.

5. Which of Ella's sons is killed during the flight from Paraguay?
(a) Carlos.
(b) Leopoldo.
(c) Pancho.
(d) Enrique.

6. What do believers donate to the statues at Caacupe?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Blood.
(c) Gold coins.
(d) Precious metals.

7. How does Franco celebrate the victory at Curupayty?
(a) By getting drunk.
(b) By promoting General Diaz.
(c) By looting houses.
(d) By giving his troops a day off.

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

9. How many Brazilian steamers arrive in Asuncion on the day that the people begin to riot?
(a) Fivteen.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Fifity.
(d) Five.

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

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

12. What does Colonel Estigarribia do after watching half his troops get slaughtered at the Rio Grande?
(a) He retreats back to Paraguay.
(b) He kills himself.
(c) He surrenders.
(d) He sends the other half of his troops in for backup.

13. Shortly after Ella arrives in Paris, what war breaks out?
(a) The Anglo-Martha War.
(b) The Second Hundred Years War.
(c) The Franco-Prussian War.
(d) The Great French War.

14. What is the name of the American General who is sent to guide Ella and her children to Pikysyry?
(a) McDougle.
(b) McGuff.
(c) MacDonald.
(d) MacMahon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Franco reward the men who survived the attack on Riachuelto?

2. How does Franco die?

3. What is General Robles' response to the swift defeat of the Paraguayan Navy at Riachuelto?

4. When do the allied forces make a pact to fight until?

5. Why is Dr. Mastermind arrested?

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