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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the old gringo say goodbye to Harriet before leaving for Zacatecas?
(a) He kisses her.
(b) He shakes her hand.
(c) He hugs her.
(d) He does not say goodbye.

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

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

4. What skill did the old gringo have that impressed Pedro?
(a) Marksmanship.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Finding edible plants.
(d) Hunting.

5. Which of the following is NOT something that the old gringo carries around in his suitcase?
(a) A copy of the book "Don Quixote".
(b) A copy of the book that he wrote himself.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bottle of bourbon.

6. How does the army of guerrilla soldiers travel through Mexico?
(a) By boat.
(b) On foot.
(c) By horseback.
(d) By train.

7. How old is the old gringo when he reaches Mexico?
(a) In his fifties.
(b) In his seventies.
(c) In his forties.
(d) In his sixties.

8. Why doesn't the old gringo answer any of the horse salesman's questions?
(a) Because he doesn't speak to peasants.
(b) None of these answers is correct.
(c) Because he is worried about being followed.
(d) Because he doesn't speak Spanish.

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

10. What branch of the armed forces did Harriet move to be closer to?
(a) The Army.
(b) The Air Force.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Marines.

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

12. What is the name of the Colonel who oversees the soldiers at the old gringo's graveside?
(a) Colonel Franklin McGeeves.
(b) Colonel Fred Lopez.
(c) Colonel Frutos García.
(d) Colonel Fred Ferrett.

13. Why does General Arroyo decide to burn down the hacienda?
(a) To search for bones buried under the buildings.
(b) To earn the insurance money.
(c) To embarrass the owners.
(d) To teach the guerrillas a lesson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Harriet complete school?

3. How many days did the old gringo wander about the desert before finding the guerrillas?

4. What does Harriet claim dried up in the heat of Mexico?

5. What adjective does the old gringo use to describe his journalism work to Harriet?

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