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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color is the horse that the old gringo purchases?
(a) Black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

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

4. What does the old gringo regularly dream of?
(a) Water.
(b) Death.
(c) War.
(d) Being comfortable.

5. What does the old gringo think will be atonement for his writing career?
(a) Living forever through his words.
(b) Being forgotten by his family.
(c) None of these answers is correct.
(d) Dying in Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the old gringo when he reaches Mexico?

2. What color are all the clothes that the old gringo wears to travel?

3. What reason does Colonel García give Pedro for the women waiting in line outside the village?

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

5. How does the old gringo say goodbye to Harriet before leaving for Zacatecas?

(see the answer key)

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