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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Harriet dreams of Tomás, what thought takes over her mind?
(a) How they met each other.
(b) What could have been between them.
(c) Where they once lived.
(d) What she has lost.

2. What newspaper did the old gringo once write for?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) The Boston Review.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The San Francisco Chronicle.

3. What does Inocencio Mansalvo think the old gringo has come into the desert to do?
(a) Dream.
(b) Fight.
(c) Die.
(d) Live.

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

5. In which part of Mexico did Harriet live?
(a) Western.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following descriptions best describes La Garduña?

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

5. What is Harriet's nationality?

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