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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. Who does Charles Washburn think is ill-prepared to deal with arrest and torture?

2. Where is General MacMahon recalled to after the fall of Asuncion?

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

4. What is General Diaz doing when he is hit during the torpedo strike?

5. What does Franco give to Ella when she arrives at Humaita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ella and her children are sent to relocate to the small town of Pikysyry?

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

3. What happens to Maria Olivia after the doctor realizes she is ill?

4. What conflict does Ella undertake when she decides she wants to leave Franco?

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

6. What does Dr. Mastermind do upon his release from prison?

7. How does Pancho die?

8. What reaction waves through the women of Paraguay when Franco demands that they hand over their jewelry in support of the war against Brazil?

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

10. How does Benigno spend his days when he returns home from exile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franco's proposal to Isabella de Braganza goes terribly wrong. Explain why Franco wanted to propose to this woman and what the reaction to the proposal was from the point of view of AT LEAST three different characters.

Essay Topic 2

Franco makes many poor decisions regarding his troops during his battle against Brazil. Choose two examples of poor military decisions that Franco makes during the war and explain the outcome that each of these decisions has on his troops.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role that Rosaria plays in the upbringing of little Juan Francisco and use that experience to compare and contrast Rosaria's mothering techniques with Ella's mothering techniques to her firstborn son.

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