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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explodes in front of the old gringo right as he is entering Mexico?
(a) A volcano.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A building.
(d) A car.

2. How old is Pedro when he first meets the old gringo?
(a) Eight.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Four.
(d) Fifteen.

3. What skill did the old gringo have that impressed Pedro?
(a) Finding edible plants.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Marksmanship.
(d) Hunting.

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

5. What does the traveling party admit was one of the old gringo's biggest flaws?
(a) He was always late.
(b) He was vain.
(c) He was selfish.
(d) He was hateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the old gringo travel from Texas to Mexico?

2. What was the name of the young boy who accompanied Harriet to the Mexican border?

3. What is Harriet's last name?

4. What is the name of the Colonel who oversees the soldiers at the old gringo's graveside?

5. What is the other name the Mexican characters in the novel give to the old gringo?

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