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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the family that hired Harriet?
(a) Miranda.
(b) Marietta.
(c) Menendez.
(d) Milagros.

2. What color are all the clothes that the old gringo wears to travel?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) White.
(d) Navy.

3. Which of the following is NOT something that the old gringo carries around in his suitcase?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bottle of bourbon.
(c) A copy of the book "Don Quixote".
(d) A copy of the book that he wrote himself.

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

5. What part of battle does the old gringo think will be the most exciting and noble?
(a) Fighting on the front lines.
(b) Caring for the injured.
(c) Loading ammunition for the soldiers.
(d) Working as a spy in enemy quarters.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old is Harriet when she arrives in Mexico?

4. Why doesn't the old gringo answer any of the horse salesman's questions?

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

(see the answer key)

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