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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 the old gringo admire most in Harriet's character?
(a) Her spunk.
(b) Her good looks.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Her intelligence.

2. How does Harriet's mother respond to the news that Harriet is moving to Mexico?
(a) She is against it.
(b) Harriet never tells her mother she is leaving.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is supportive.

3. Which of the following is NOT offered to the old gringo after he shoots the coin?
(a) Mescal.
(b) A sombrero.
(c) Food.
(d) A bed to sleep on.

4. What does the Colonel say is the only frontier left for gringos?
(a) The North.
(b) The South.
(c) The West.
(d) The East.

5. In what interesting room of an old building do Harriet and the old gringo talk?
(a) In the library.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) In the conservatory.
(d) In the ballroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Harriet's father go to fight, and never returned from?

2. How old is Mr. Delaney?

3. How old is Pedro when he first meets the old gringo?

4. What color are all the clothes that the old gringo wears to travel?

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

(see the answer key)

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