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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harriet think Arroyo smells like?
(a) Over-ripe fruit.
(b) Grass.
(c) Sea side mist.
(d) A horse stable.

2. What does Harriet set out into the hallway to teach the servants about temptation?
(a) Several pieces of gold silk.
(b) A box of jewels.
(c) Gold plates.
(d) A bowl of pesos.

3. What does don Graciano allow young Arroyo to hold while he is working in the hacienda?
(a) A set of keys.
(b) A crucifix.
(c) A bundle of clean rags.
(d) A copy of Don Quixote.

4. What relationship does Harriet claim to have with the old gringo in front of Pancho Villa?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Best friends.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Father-daughter.

5. Who gave young Arroyo the box of papers that declared him rightful owner of the hacienda?
(a) Don Graciano.
(b) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(c) His father.
(d) La Luna.

6. What object belonging to Arroyo does the old gringo destroy moments before his death?
(a) His wooden box full of papers.
(b) His box of jewels.
(c) His soldier uniform.
(d) His rifle.

7. How does Arroyo kill the old gringo?
(a) He beats him to death.
(b) He shoots him.
(c) He strangles him.
(d) He stabs him.

8. In what city does Pancho Villa promise to help the revolutionary soldiers if they get "bogged down" in their battle?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Tijuana.
(c) Morelia.
(d) Zacatecas.

9. What type of man does Arroyo view as the most dangerous kind in the world?
(a) A stupid man.
(b) A cowardly man.
(c) An egocentric man.
(d) A brave man.

10. Why does Harriet have the servants set to sweeping up the ashes in the hacienda?
(a) To prepare for the Mirandas' return.
(b) So that they no longer must eat ashes in their food.
(c) So they no longer track dirty footprints through the house.
(d) To clean out the dance floor for a competition.

11. What did Pancho Villa do for a living before he became a revolutionary?
(a) He was a day laborer at the hacienda.
(b) He was a tailor.
(c) He was a blacksmith.
(d) He was a cattle herder.

12. What is the one room that Arroyo does NOT destroy when he burns the hacienda to the ground?
(a) The ballroom.
(b) The stables.
(c) The servants' quarters.
(d) The kitchen.

13. Why did La Luna's husband lose interest in her?
(a) Because she was barren.
(b) Because she was boring.
(c) Because she was illiterate.
(d) Because she was unfaithful.

14. Who accompanies Harriet to the chapel where she must pick up the old gringo's body?
(a) Pedro.
(b) La Garduña.
(c) La Luna.
(d) Inocencio Mansalvo.

15. Where is Arroyo's father's dead body hung to rot?
(a) Over the city's fence.
(b) In a well.
(c) At the Mexico/America border.
(d) From a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of dog was penned in with Arroyo when he was hiding in La Luna's home?

2. What does La Luna use to muffle the sound of her voice when she is gossiping with Harriet?

3. When Harriet is forced to dance with Arroyo in the ballroom, where does she imagine that she is?

4. When Harriet is dancing with Arroyo, whom does she imagine she is dancing with?

5. After the old gringo returns from battle and goes to greet Harriet, what has she just finished doing?

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