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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT travel through Mexico by use of the guerrilla train?
(a) Food.
(b) Women.
(c) Guns.
(d) Children.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the horse that the old gringo purchases?

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

3. How many people accompany Harriet as she makes her way over the Mexican border?

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

5. As an adult, in what city does Harriet live?

(see the answer key)

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