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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old gringo think is the path that all young men must take?
(a) To find their perfect woman.
(b) To travel the world.
(c) To fight for righteousness.
(d) To challenge their father figures.

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

3. Which of the following statements is true about General Arroyo?
(a) He is dyslexic.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He is deaf.
(d) He is illiterate.

4. What part of battle does the old gringo think will be the most exciting and noble?
(a) Fighting on the front lines.
(b) Working as a spy in enemy quarters.
(c) Caring for the injured.
(d) Loading ammunition for the soldiers.

5. Where is the old gringo buried?
(a) In the desert.
(b) In the mountains.
(c) In a riverbank.
(d) In a field of flowers.

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the old gringo think that Harriet was hired?
(a) Because she is the best teacher in the nation.
(b) As a mistake.
(c) As cover for an escape.
(d) For her stunning good looks.

11. When Harriet dreams of Tomás, what thought takes over her mind?
(a) What could have been between them.
(b) How they met each other.
(c) What she has lost.
(d) Where they once lived.

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

13. What was Tomás Arroyo's name anglicized to?
(a) Tom Brooks.
(b) Thomas Mulvane.
(c) Thoms Smith.
(d) Tom Shepherd.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city of Mexico did the old gringo die?

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

3. Where did Harriet complete school?

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

5. What does the old gringo think will be atonement for his writing career?

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