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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who organizes the cleanup of the hacienda fire?
(a) The old gringo.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(d) General Arroyo.

2. Where did Harriet complete school?
(a) At a private school.
(b) At a finishing school.
(c) At a public school.
(d) She had a tutor.

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. Which of the following adjectives does Harriet use in reference to the general during their argument?
(a) Treacherous.
(b) Evil.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Mad.

8. What type of church does Harriet attend weekly?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Episcopalian.

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

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

11. What type of food is served to the old gringo on the night he arrives at the guerrilla camp?
(a) Arroz con pollo.
(b) Tacos.
(c) Enchilladas.
(d) Burritos.

12. How did La Luna get her name?
(a) For her crazy personality.
(b) For her dreamy way of speaking.
(c) For her astrological skills.
(d) For her round face.

13. What does the old gringo think will be atonement for his writing career?
(a) Being forgotten by his family.
(b) Dying in Mexico.
(c) Living forever through his words.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

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

15. What type of accent does Harriet have?
(a) East coast.
(b) Southern.
(c) British.
(d) New England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.?

2. Who states that the old gringo is probably a man of honor?

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

4. What does Mr. Delaney do for a living?

5. Which of the following does NOT travel through Mexico by use of the guerrilla train?

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