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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What color are all the clothes that the old gringo wears to travel?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Navy.
(d) Brown.

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

5. Where did Harriet complete school?
(a) She had a tutor.
(b) At a private school.
(c) At a finishing school.
(d) At a public school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city of Mexico did the old gringo die?

2. How does General Arroyo feel about the hacienda?

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

4. What is the name of the family that hired Harriet?

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

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