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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Colonel García give Pedro for the women waiting in line outside the village?
(a) They are refugees hoping for asylum.
(b) They are hoping for food handouts.
(c) They are in love with the returning men.
(d) They are delirious with thirst.

2. Which meal do the old man and woman in the tiny hut invite the old gringo to eat with them?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Siesta.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Breakfast.

3. What sound do the old gringo and Harriet hear, which they think is gunshots?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Horses galloping by.
(c) Blacksmith hammers.
(d) Fireworks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the old gringo think about after he witnesses the explosion?

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

4. What type of person does the old gringo compare General Arroyo to?

5. What is the name of the family that hired Harriet?

(see the answer key)

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