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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the general throw into the air for the old gringo to shoot?
(a) A coin.
(b) A bird.
(c) A stone.
(d) A mirror.

2. What does Harriet suspect of Mr. Delaney.
(a) That he is secretly married.
(b) That he is embezzling.
(c) That he is involved in some shady business deals.
(d) That he is dating someone else on the side.

3. Which of the following does NOT surprise the old gringo when he arrives in Mexico?
(a) The amount of people on the streets.
(b) The modern cars.
(c) The height of the buildings.
(d) The youth of the nation.

4. Where did Harriet's father go to fight, and never returned from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Eupore.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mexico.

5. How does the old gringo travel from Texas to Mexico?
(a) By train.
(b) On foot.
(c) By car.
(d) On horseback.

6. How old is Harriet when she arrives in Mexico?
(a) In her forties.
(b) In her teens.
(c) In her thirties.
(d) In her twenties.

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

8. How long have Harriet and Mr. Delaney been dating?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Fifteen years.

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

10. Which of the following adjectives best describes the decor in General Arroyo's home?
(a) Gaudy.
(b) Rich.
(c) Bleak.
(d) Barren.

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

12. How old is Pedro when he first meets the old gringo?
(a) Eight.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Four.
(d) Fifteen.

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

14. What does the old gringo admire most in Harriet's character?
(a) Her good looks.
(b) Her clothing.
(c) Her spunk.
(d) Her intelligence.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the old gringo have marking his grave?

3. What creature is present in the bottom of every mescal bottle?

4. What explodes in front of the old gringo right as he is entering Mexico?

5. What type of accent does Harriet have?

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