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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.?
(a) Detroit.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

2. What does the general throw into the air for the old gringo to shoot?
(a) A bird.
(b) A coin.
(c) A stone.
(d) A mirror.

3. Where is the old gringo buried?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In a riverbank.
(d) In a field of flowers.

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

5. In what city of Texas does the old gringo stop before he travels to Mexico?
(a) Alamo.
(b) Highlands.
(c) El Paso.
(d) Bigfoot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does NOT accompany Harriet Winslow to the border?

2. What does the Colonel say is the only frontier left for gringos?

3. What newspaper did the old gringo once write for?

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

5. What skill did the old gringo have that impressed Pedro?

(see the answer key)

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