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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the old gringo dies, what freak weather occurs in the desert?
(a) It snows.
(b) It rains.
(c) A tornado strikes.
(d) It hails.

2. Which character's real name is Ambrose Bierce?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) The old gringo.
(c) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(d) Raul Walsh.

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

4. Before leaving, how long did Arroyo live on the hacienda?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Thirty years.

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

6. On what day of the week did La Luna's servants line up to be paid?
(a) Monday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Wednesday.

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

8. How does the old gringo feel about Harriet's relationship with Arroyo?
(a) He is jealous.
(b) He is pleased for them.
(c) He is sorry for Harriet.
(d) He doesn't care.

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

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

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

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

13. What does Arroyo hope Harriet will take back to America with her?
(a) The Mexican children.
(b) Memories of Mexico.
(c) Himself.
(d) Nothing, Arroyo hopes Harriet will never leave.

14. What does the old gringo think is the one factor that permeates all relationships?
(a) Longing.
(b) Deceit.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Admiration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of bed did Arroyo sleep when he was a child?

2. In what religion was La Luna raised?

3. What does Harriet think Arroyo smells like?

4. How does the old gringo feel when he thinks back on his time in the Civil War?

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

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