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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the other name the Mexican characters in the novel give to the old gringo?
(a) Old Señor.
(b) Old Tom.
(c) Old man.
(d) Old geezer.

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

3. What does Harriet remember the young Mexican boy who accompanied her to the Mexican border carrying?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A gun.
(c) A stuffed animal.
(d) A lollipop.

4. What was the name of the young boy who accompanied Harriet to the Mexican border?
(a) Pedro.
(b) Miguel.
(c) Louis.
(d) Antonio.

5. How many people accompany Harriet as she makes her way over the Mexican border?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the old gringo say that he wants to die?

2. What does the old gringo think about after he witnesses the explosion?

3. What is Harriet's nationality?

4. What is Harriet's last name?

5. In what war did the old gringo fight?

(see the answer key)

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