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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the traveling party admit was one of the old gringo's biggest flaws?
(a) He was always late.
(b) He was vain.
(c) He was hateful.
(d) He was selfish.

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

3. How many children did the old gringo have?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.?
(a) Detroit.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

5. Where are the POWs who refuse to join with Pancho Villa held?
(a) In their own graves.
(b) In swampy waters.
(c) In a giant metal cage.
(d) In a pigsty.

6. Which of the following characters does NOT accompany Harriet Winslow to the border?
(a) Inocensia Mansalvo.
(b) La Garduña.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) Pedro.

7. How old was Harriet when her father left for the war?
(a) 6
(b) 26.
(c) 16.
(d) 6 months old.

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

9. After Harriet's confrontation with General Arroyo, what beverage does she drink with the old gringo inside the Pullman car?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Beer.
(c) Mescal.
(d) Wine.

10. Whom does the old gringo hope to meet as he is traveling to Zacatecas?
(a) Pancho Villa.
(b) La Garduña.
(c) La Luna.
(d) Harriet Winslow.

11. Whom does Harriet live with in Washington D.C.?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

12. What does Harriet remember the young Mexican boy who accompanied her to the Mexican border carrying?
(a) A lollipop.
(b) A gun.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A stuffed animal.

13. Who is the current leader of Mexico at the time of the book?
(a) Manuel González.
(b) Juan N. Méndez.
(c) Francisco I. Madero.
(d) Porfirio Diaz.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does General Arroyo decide to burn down the hacienda?

2. Which of the following adjectives does Harriet use in reference to the general during their argument?

3. Where does Harriet begin to teach the guerrilla children?

4. With what weapon does General Arroyo threaten Harriet when he hears about her reaction to the fire?

5. What does the old gringo regularly dream of?

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