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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old gringo regularly dream of?
(a) Death.
(b) Water.
(c) War.
(d) Being comfortable.

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

3. What does the general tell the old gringo to tend to when he says that he wants to fight?
(a) His health.
(b) His garden.
(c) His family.
(d) His life.

4. What newspaper did the old gringo once write for?
(a) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(b) The Boston Review.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The New York Times.

5. What does the Colonel claim gringos come to the land of the Aztecs to do?
(a) Meet their destinies.
(b) Create their riches.
(c) Fight their demons.
(d) Challenge their gods.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Harriet when her father left for the war?

3. Who does General Arroyo think should be put in the position of protecting Harriet?

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

5. How often did the Miranda family come to visit the hacienda during a typical year?

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