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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what type of bed did Arroyo sleep when he was a child?
(a) A mat.
(b) There was no bed. Arroyo slept on the floor.
(c) A feather bed.
(d) A bale of hay.

2. Why does Harriet have the servants set to sweeping up the ashes in the hacienda?
(a) So they no longer track dirty footprints through the house.
(b) To clean out the dance floor for a competition.
(c) So that they no longer must eat ashes in their food.
(d) To prepare for the Mirandas' return.

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason the old gringo thinks he looks like an apparition?
(a) His white hair.
(b) His white horse.
(c) His wrinkled skin.
(d) His blue eyes.

4. Where are the POWs who refuse to join with Pancho Villa held?
(a) In their own graves.
(b) In swampy waters.
(c) In a pigsty.
(d) In a giant metal cage.

5. Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Detroit.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Harriet find the notice for an English teacher in Mexico?

2. Which of the following items does NOT adorn the statue of Jesus hanging on the cross during the Mexican fiesta?

3. After the old gringo dies, what freak weather occurs in the desert?

4. What type of dog was penned in with Arroyo when he was hiding in La Luna's home?

5. What does the old gringo think is the path that all young men must take?

(see the answer key)

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