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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people accompany Harriet as she makes her way over the Mexican border?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

2. What type of feeling does the old gringo begin to have toward General Arroyo after meeting alone with him in his home?
(a) Paternal.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Brotherly.
(d) Aggressive.

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

4. What is the name of the type of home that the family who hired Harriet live in called?
(a) A biblioteca.
(b) A hacienda.
(c) A castillo.
(d) A casa.

5. What does the old gringo have marking his grave?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A wooden cross.
(c) A granite stone.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

6. How often did the Miranda family come to visit the hacienda during a typical year?
(a) Four or five times.
(b) Never.
(c) Once or twice.
(d) More than ten times.

7. What does La Garduña do for a living?
(a) She is a cook.
(b) She is a soldier.
(c) She is an artist.
(d) She is a prostitute.

8. Where does the old gringo say that he wants to die?
(a) On the battle front.
(b) In a boat on the sea.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In Mexico.

9. How does the old gringo travel from Texas to Mexico?
(a) By car.
(b) On foot.
(c) On horseback.
(d) By train.

10. What does the old gringo fear will happen to Harriet while in Mexico?
(a) That she will be dissatisfied.
(b) That she will want to leave.
(c) That she will fall in love with him.
(d) That she will be killed.

11. What type of person does the old gringo compare General Arroyo to?
(a) A dictator.
(b) A sycophant.
(c) A buffoon.
(d) A revolutionary.

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

13. Which meal do the old man and woman in the tiny hut invite the old gringo to eat with them?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Siesta.

14. How old is Harriet when she arrives in Mexico?
(a) In her forties.
(b) In her thirties.
(c) In her twenties.
(d) In her teens.

15. With what weapon does General Arroyo threaten Harriet when he hears about her reaction to the fire?
(a) A sword.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) A whip.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the POWs who refuse to join with Pancho Villa held?

2. Which of the following does NOT surprise the old gringo when he arrives in Mexico?

3. How many children did the old gringo have?

4. What part of Harriet does the old gringo think is the only living thing in the desert?

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

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