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The Old Gringo | Quiz

Carlos Fuentes
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The Old Gringo | Quiz

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1)

What is the name of the type of home that the family who hired Harriet live in called? (from Chapter 6)

A castillo.
A biblioteca.
A casa.
A hacienda.
2)

What does Harriet think is living inside the bodies of all living people? (from Chapter 22)

Ghosts.
Corpses.
Spirits.
Werewolves.
3)

Whom does Harriet live with in Washington D.C.? (from Chapter 7)

Her mother.
Her sister.
Her brother.
Her best friend.
4)

In what interesting room of an old building do Harriet and the old gringo talk? (from Chapter 6)

In the library.
In the conservatory.
In the parlor.
In the ballroom.
5)

What does Harriet suspect of Mr. Delaney. (from Chapter 7)

That he is embezzling.
That he is dating someone else on the side.
That he is involved in some shady business deals.
That he is secretly married.
6)

How old was Harriet when her father left for the war? (from Chapter 10)

6
16.
26.
6 months old.
7)

How did Arroyo plan to shame his father? (from Chapter 22)

By denying that he was his father's son.
By stealing all of his father's belongings.
By refusing to help his father when he was in need.
By not looking at him when he died.
8)

How does Harriet respond to the reporters that flock her when she returns home? (from Chapter 23)

She is terrified of them.
She is proud to be their subject.
She is baffled by them.
She completely ignores them.
9)

How often did the Miranda family come to visit the hacienda during a typical year? (from Chapter 9)

More than ten times.
Four or five times.
Never.
Once or twice.
10)

Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.? (from Chapter 7)

San Francisco.
Chicago.
New York.
Detroit.
11)

Who gave young Arroyo the box of papers that declared him rightful owner of the hacienda? (from Chapter 16)

His father.
La Luna.
Inocencio Mansalvo.
Don Graciano.
12)

What does the old gringo believe is the fate of every revolutionary? (from Chapter 11)

To become a tyrant.
To be remembered fondly.
To die young.
To be feared by the public.
13)

Where does Harriet find the notice for an English teacher in Mexico? (from Chapter 7)

Through the telegraph wires.
In a newspaper.
Posted on the church bulletin board.
In the mail.
14)

What is the one room that Arroyo does NOT destroy when he burns the hacienda to the ground? (from Chapter 19)

The ballroom.
The stables.
The servants' quarters.
The kitchen.
15)

How old is Harriet when she arrives in Mexico? (from Chapter 6)

In her twenties.
In her teens.
In her forties.
In her thirties.
16)

How long does Arroyo wait in La Luna's house without food? (from Chapter 15)

A few days.
A few months.
A few weeks.
A few hours.
17)

How do the soldiers react to Arroyo's killing of the old gringo? (from Chapter 19)

They urge him to move forward with the revolution.
None of these answers is correct.
They desert him.
They rise up against him.
18)

When Harriet returns to what she left in the hallway, how much has been stolen? (from Chapter 13)

Over half of it.
Some of it.
All of it.
None of it.
19)

Who accompanies Harriet to the chapel where she must pick up the old gringo's body? (from Chapter 21)

Inocencio Mansalvo.
La Luna.
La Garduña.
Pedro.
20)

Why does Harriet hate Arroyo? (from Chapter 23)

Because he left her all alone.
Because he showed her a life she can never have again.
Because he never really loved her.
Because she found out that he is illiterate.
21)

Which of the following adjectives does Harriet use in reference to the general during their argument? (from Chapter 9)

Crazy.
Treacherous.
Evil.
Mad.
22)

Whom does Arroyo think Harriet smells like? (from Chapter 14)

His mother.
His wife.
His daughter.
His sister.
23)

Who is the current leader of Mexico at the time of the book? (from Chapter 11)

Francisco I. Madero.
Juan N. Méndez.
Porfirio Diaz.
Manuel González.
24)

How does Harriet feel after she makes love to Arroyo? (from Chapter 15)

Apathetic.
Proud.
Embarrassed.
Romantic.
25)

What does the old gringo admire most in Harriet's character? (from Chapter 6)

Her spunk.
Her intelligence.
Her good looks.
Her clothing.
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