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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What explodes in front of the old gringo right as he is entering Mexico?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A car.
(c) A building.
(d) A volcano.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes the decor in General Arroyo's home?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT offered to the old gringo after he shoots the coin?

4. Which of the following does NOT surprise the old gringo when he arrives in Mexico?

5. In what war did the old gringo fight?

(see the answer key)

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