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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what day of the week did La Luna's servants line up to be paid?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Friday.

3. What does La Luna use to muffle the sound of her voice when she is gossiping with Harriet?
(a) A faucet of running water.
(b) A record player.
(c) A violin.
(d) A pillow.

4. Which of the following best describes La Luna's husband?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Academic.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Wealthy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old gringo fear will happen to Harriet while in Mexico?

2. In what religion was La Luna raised?

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

4. Why does the old gringo think that Harriet was hired?

5. In what interesting room of an old building do Harriet and the old gringo talk?

(see the answer key)

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