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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

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. How does General Arroyo feel about the hacienda?
(a) He thinks nothing of it.
(b) He appreciates it.
(c) He hates it.
(d) He respects it.

3. Which of the following adjectives best describes the decor in General Arroyo's home?
(a) Bleak.
(b) Rich.
(c) Barren.
(d) Gaudy.

4. What does Harriet suspect of Mr. Delaney.
(a) That he is involved in some shady business deals.
(b) That he is dating someone else on the side.
(c) That he is secretly married.
(d) That he is embezzling.

5. What art form did Harriet's family collect from uninterested Europeans?
(a) Sculptures.
(b) Photographs.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Sketches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the old gringo hope to meet as he is traveling to Zacatecas?

2. How old is the girl that Harriet saves by sucking phlegm out of her throat?

3. In which part of Mexico did Harriet live?

4. How did La Luna get her name?

5. In what type of Mexican climate did Harriet live?

(see the answer key)

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