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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does General Arroyo store in the wooden box in his train car?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Arrowheads.
(c) Enemy scalps.
(d) Old papers.

3. Which of the following is NOT offered to the old gringo after he shoots the coin?
(a) Food.
(b) A sombrero.
(c) A bed to sleep on.
(d) Mescal.

4. How does the old gringo travel from Texas to Mexico?
(a) By car.
(b) On foot.
(c) On horseback.
(d) By train.

5. What type of person does the old gringo compare General Arroyo to?
(a) A sycophant.
(b) A dictator.
(c) A buffoon.
(d) A revolutionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the decor in General Arroyo's home?

2. What does the old gringo have marking his grave?

3. What color is the horse that the old gringo purchases?

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

5. What creature is present in the bottom of every mescal bottle?

(see the answer key)

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