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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Arroyo think Harriet smells like?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His sister.

2. In what religion was La Luna raised?
(a) Later Day Saints.
(b) Jesuit.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) La Luz del Mundo.

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

4. Why does General Arroyo pull his hat down and his serape up?
(a) He is weeping.
(b) He is in a fury.
(c) He is napping.
(d) He is brooding on possibilities.

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

6. How does Harriet feel after she makes love to Arroyo?
(a) Proud.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Apathetic.

7. Whom will the Old Gringo be buried next to?
(a) The old gringo's wife.
(b) The old gringo's daughter.
(c) Harriet's mother.
(d) Harriet's father.

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

9. How long does Arroyo wait in La Luna's house without food?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few days.

10. What look does Colonel Frutos García claim is written all over the old gringo's face?
(a) Terror.
(b) Pride.
(c) Hope.
(d) Sorrow.

11. Who is the first to say that if a man wants to be considered a good soldier, he must go out into battle hoping to die?
(a) The old gringo.
(b) Colonel García.
(c) General Arroyo.
(d) Inocencio Mansalvo.

12. Which of the following is NOT an adjective that Arroyo uses to describe his mother?
(a) Well-dressed.
(b) Clean.
(c) Foreign.
(d) Thin.

13. How old is the girl that Harriet saves by sucking phlegm out of her throat?
(a) She is five.
(b) She is an infant.
(c) She is fifteen.
(d) She is ten.

14. On what type of bed did Arroyo sleep when he was a child?
(a) A bale of hay.
(b) A feather bed.
(c) There was no bed. Arroyo slept on the floor.
(d) A mat.

15. What does Harriet share with the old gringo, which makes her cling to him in Mexico?
(a) A love for literature.
(b) American roots.
(c) The desire to travel.
(d) A fear of the Mexicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arroyo feel is keeping him prisoner in his adulthood?

2. Which character's real name is Ambrose Bierce?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe the outfit Pancho Villa is wearing when he arrives to speak with American reporters?

4. What does Harriet think Arroyo smells like?

5. What reason does Colonel García give Pedro for the women waiting in line outside the village?

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