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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Dr. Mastermind arrested?
(a) For stealing medical supplies.
(b) He is given no reason for his arrest.
(c) For treason.
(d) For letting General Diaz die.

3. When Franco escapes the fall of Piribebuy, how many men are in his ragtag army?
(a) 100.
(b) 1000.
(c) 5000.
(d) 500.

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

5. What does Alonzo Taylor do for a living at Obispo Cue?
(a) He is a stone worker.
(b) He is a musician.
(c) He is a pool boy.
(d) He is a gardener.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Ella tell her children about while they are watching the executions?

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

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

4. Where does Ella bury Franco's body?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Pancho behave when he leaves his home and joins his father at Humaita?

3. How does Pancho die?

4. How does Franco die?

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

6. Who is Baron von Fischer-Treunfeld?

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

8. How does General Diaz die?

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

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

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