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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Harriet find the notice for an English teacher in Mexico?
(a) Posted on the church bulletin board.
(b) Through the telegraph wires.
(c) In the mail.
(d) In a newspaper.

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

3. What does Harriet set out into the hallway to teach the servants about temptation?
(a) A box of jewels.
(b) A bowl of pesos.
(c) Several pieces of gold silk.
(d) Gold plates.

4. How does the old gringo feel about Harriet's relationship with Arroyo?
(a) He doesn't care.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He is sorry for Harriet.
(d) He is pleased for them.

5. How old is the girl that Harriet saves by sucking phlegm out of her throat?
(a) She is five.
(b) She is ten.
(c) She is an infant.
(d) She is fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explodes in front of the old gringo right as he is entering Mexico?

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

3. In what religion was La Luna raised?

4. How many days did the old gringo wander about the desert before finding the guerrillas?

5. What does the old gringo have marking his grave?

(see the answer key)

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