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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pancho Villa jokes with reporters about relocating north to where?
(a) To California.
(b) To Arizona.
(c) To Texas.
(d) To Nevada.

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

3. What does Harriet call "the enemy of life"?
(a) Sin.
(b) Greed.
(c) Death.
(d) Fear.

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

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

6. What does Harriet think is living inside the bodies of all living people?
(a) Werewolves.
(b) Corpses.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Spirits.

7. What does Harriet think the old gringo smells like?
(a) A ray of sunshine.
(b) A fresh bath.
(c) A sandy shore.
(d) A garden of lilac.

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

9. Which of the following does NOT describe the outfit Pancho Villa is wearing when he arrives to speak with American reporters?
(a) Covered in zippers.
(b) Made of black buckskin.
(c) Covered in buckles.
(d) Covered in silver and gold buttons.

10. What does Arroyo feel is keeping him prisoner in his adulthood?
(a) His role in the revolution.
(b) His inability to read.
(c) His race.
(d) His lack of a father.

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

12. What does La Luna say women are that men are not?
(a) Insecure.
(b) Manipulative.
(c) Clever.
(d) Secretive.

13. Which of the following best describes La Luna's husband?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Academic.
(c) Athletic.
(d) Wealthy.

14. How can the old gringo tell that La Luna is an educated woman?
(a) By her vocabulary.
(b) By her unmarked face.
(c) By her soft hands.
(d) By her mathematical skills.

15. What type of dog was penned in with Arroyo when he was hiding in La Luna's home?
(a) Mastiff.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Poodle.
(d) Schnauzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which woman runs up the arriving soldiers and immediately begins flirting with them?

2. How do the soldiers react to Arroyo's killing of the old gringo?

3. Which of the following is NOT an adjective that Arroyo uses to describe his mother?

4. On what day of the week did La Luna's servants line up to be paid?

5. What type of man does Arroyo view as the most dangerous kind in the world?

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