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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which meal do the old man and woman in the tiny hut invite the old gringo to eat with them?
(a) Siesta.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

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

3. In what city of Texas does the old gringo stop before he travels to Mexico?
(a) Bigfoot.
(b) El Paso.
(c) Highlands.
(d) Alamo.

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

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

6. In which part of Mexico did Harriet live?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Southern.
(c) Western.
(d) Northern.

7. What does the old gringo think about after he witnesses the explosion?
(a) Explorers.
(b) Archaeologists.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Casualties.

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

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

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

11. Where does Harriet find the notice for an English teacher in Mexico?
(a) In the mail.
(b) Through the telegraph wires.
(c) In a newspaper.
(d) Posted on the church bulletin board.

12. What part of Harriet does the old gringo think is the only living thing in the desert?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her skin.
(c) Her heart.
(d) Her spirit.

13. What is Harriet's last name?
(a) Winslow.
(b) Walden.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Warren.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did the old gringo have?

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

3. What does the general throw into the air for the old gringo to shoot?

4. What does Inocencio Mansalvo think the old gringo has come into the desert to do?

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

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