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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. Which country does Franco constantly worry will begin fighting him for more land?

2. Why does Franco's father have Carlos arrested?

3. At the opening of the novel, where does Ella live?

4. What animal does Franco study in order to learn how to swim?

5. What country is Dom Pedro the president of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the groom that Ella hired to care for Mathilde?

2. What accident befalls Marie while riding horseback to Paraguay?

3. What happens to Dr. Kennedy while on his trek across Lake Ipacarai?

4. What does the U.S. government think of the Lopez dynasty?

5. What happens when Franco tries to start a vineyard in the wooded land near his home?

6. How do Ella and Franco plan to make the trip to Buenos Ayres, and what is their reaction to the journey?

7. How do the Paraguayan forces conduct themselves in battle with Brazil?

8. What events does Franco partake in while at the border of Argentina, in Cerro Leon?

9. Who is Henry Kennedy, and why is he living in Buenos Ayres?

10. What is Ella's life like leading up to her time in Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The baptism of Franco and Ella's first son is a major turning point in the novel. Explain the circumstances surrounding Pancho's baptism and explain how these events irrevocably altered the plot of the novel and the relationships in the Lopez family.

Essay Topic 3

Pancho grew up to be a man exactly like his father. Choose two examples of moments in his life when Pancho behaved in a way that Franco might have, and explain where Pancho learned his unemotional behaviors.

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