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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what religion was La Luna raised?
(a) Jesuit.
(b) Later Day Saints.
(c) La Luz del Mundo.
(d) Catholicism.

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

3. Which of the following items does NOT adorn the statue of Jesus hanging on the cross during the Mexican fiesta?
(a) A red velvet robe.
(b) Silver coins.
(c) A gold brooch.
(d) Gold chains.

4. What object belonging to Arroyo does the old gringo destroy moments before his death?
(a) His soldier uniform.
(b) His wooden box full of papers.
(c) His box of jewels.
(d) His rifle.

5. Where is Arroyo's father's dead body hung to rot?
(a) Over the city's fence.
(b) From a tree.
(c) At the Mexico/America border.
(d) In a well.

6. What look does Colonel Frutos García claim is written all over the old gringo's face?
(a) Hope.
(b) Pride.
(c) Terror.
(d) Sorrow.

7. When Harriet is forced to dance with Arroyo in the ballroom, where does she imagine that she is?
(a) Back in New York.
(b) In heaven.
(c) Down by the sea.
(d) Back in Washington.

8. What type of man does Arroyo view as the most dangerous kind in the world?
(a) A stupid man.
(b) A brave man.
(c) A cowardly man.
(d) An egocentric man.

9. What does Harriet make Arroyo promise to never do, lest she never forgive him?
(a) Move away from Mexico.
(b) Fall in love with her.
(c) Kill the old gringo.
(d) Abandon the revolution.

10. Where will Arroyo's body be buried?
(a) He will be cremated, with his ashes scattered throughout Mexico.
(b) He will be buried at sea.
(c) Beneath the hacienda.
(d) In an unmarked grave in the desert.

11. What does Arroyo hope Harriet will take back to America with her?
(a) Memories of Mexico.
(b) The Mexican children.
(c) Nothing, Arroyo hopes Harriet will never leave.
(d) Himself.

12. How does the old gringo feel about Harriet's relationship with Arroyo?
(a) He is pleased for them.
(b) He doesn't care.
(c) He is sorry for Harriet.
(d) He is jealous.

13. What does Harriet think the old gringo smells like?
(a) A ray of sunshine.
(b) A fresh bath.
(c) A garden of lilac.
(d) A sandy shore.

14. Who gave young Arroyo the box of papers that declared him rightful owner of the hacienda?
(a) Don Graciano.
(b) His father.
(c) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(d) La Luna.

15. What does Harriet think is living inside the bodies of all living people?
(a) Corpses.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Werewolves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Harriet plan to have the old gringo's body buried?

2. How does Arroyo kill the old gringo?

3. What does don Graciano allow young Arroyo to hold while he is working in the hacienda?

4. What sound do the old gringo and Harriet hear, which they think is gunshots?

5. What is the one room that Arroyo does NOT destroy when he burns the hacienda to the ground?

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