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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days did the old gringo wander about the desert before finding the guerrillas?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Five days.

2. What does Inocencio Mansalvo think the old gringo has come into the desert to do?
(a) Live.
(b) Fight.
(c) Die.
(d) Dream.

3. Which of the following states was NOT at least partially owned by the family that originally owned the train car General Arroyo is sleeping in?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Durango.
(c) Tamaulipas.
(d) Coahuila

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Harriet sleep at night?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In a small wooden hut by the river.
(c) In the train car.
(d) In the old gringo's tent.

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

11. Which of the following descriptions best describes La Garduña?
(a) Old.
(b) Young.
(c) Mute.
(d) Beautiful.

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

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

14. What is Harriet's nationality?
(a) Canadian.
(b) French.
(c) American.
(d) Swedish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what war did the old gringo fight?

2. What does the Colonel say is the only frontier left for gringos?

3. What type of work did the old gringo do while he was fighting in the Civil War?

4. Who is the current leader of Mexico at the time of the book?

5. What type of person does the old gringo compare General Arroyo to?

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