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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the traveling group taking the body of the old gringo?
(a) To Durango.
(b) To Saltillo.
(c) To Culiacán.
(d) To Camargo.

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

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

4. Which of the following characters does NOT accompany Harriet Winslow to the border?
(a) La Garduña.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Inocensia Mansalvo.
(d) The Colonel.

5. Which of the following descriptions best describes La Garduña?
(a) Young.
(b) Mute.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what type of Mexican climate did Harriet live?

3. What does General Arroyo store in the wooden box in his train car?

4. What type of feeling does the old gringo begin to have toward General Arroyo after meeting alone with him in his home?

5. Why has Harriet come to Mexico?

(see the answer key)

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