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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the type of home that the family who hired Harriet live in called?
(a) A castillo.
(b) A biblioteca.
(c) A casa.
(d) A hacienda.

2. How does the army of guerrilla soldiers travel through Mexico?
(a) By boat.
(b) By horseback.
(c) On foot.
(d) By train.

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

4. Which of the following statements is true about General Arroyo?
(a) He is dyslexic.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is illiterate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What explodes in front of the old gringo right as he is entering Mexico?

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

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

4. What does Harriet remember the young Mexican boy who accompanied her to the Mexican border carrying?

5. When Harriet dreams of Tomás, what thought takes over her mind?

(see the answer key)

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