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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did the old gringo wander about the desert before finding the guerrillas?
(a) Three days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six days.

2. What type of work did the old gringo do while he was fighting in the Civil War?
(a) Communications.
(b) Combat.
(c) Medical.
(d) Topography.

3. Who states that the old gringo is probably a man of honor?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) Pedro.
(c) La Garduña.
(d) General Arroyo.

4. In which part of Mexico did Harriet live?
(a) Northern.
(b) Eastern.
(c) Western.
(d) Southern.

5. Which military character does the old gringo think will test him more than any other character in the novel?
(a) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(b) Pedro.
(c) General Arroyo.
(d) The Colonel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal do some of the soldiers compare the old gringo to?

2. Why doesn't the old gringo answer any of the horse salesman's questions?

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

4. How does the old gringo say goodbye to Harriet before leaving for Zacatecas?

5. What does the old gringo regularly dream of?

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