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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the old gringo answer any of the horse salesman's questions?
(a) Because he doesn't speak Spanish.
(b) Because he is worried about being followed.
(c) None of these answers is correct.
(d) Because he doesn't speak to peasants.

2. How old is Pedro when he first meets the old gringo?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

3. What is the name of the type of home that the family who hired Harriet live in called?
(a) A hacienda.
(b) A casa.
(c) A castillo.
(d) A biblioteca.

4. What type of food is served to the old gringo on the night he arrives at the guerrilla camp?
(a) Burritos.
(b) Enchilladas.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Arroz con pollo.

5. What skill did the old gringo have that impressed Pedro?
(a) Finding edible plants.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Marksmanship.
(d) Swimming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work did the old gringo do while he was fighting in the Civil War?

2. What explodes in front of the old gringo right as he is entering Mexico?

3. What does General Arroyo store in the wooden box in his train car?

4. What does the old gringo admire most in Harriet's character?

5. Which of the following characters does NOT accompany Harriet Winslow to the border?

(see the answer key)

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