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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the old gringo returns from battle and goes to greet Harriet, what has she just finished doing?
(a) Changing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Bathing.
(d) Eating.

3. 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) General Arroyo.
(b) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(c) The old gringo.
(d) Colonel García.

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

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

6. Who had been spreading the rumors about an American soldier fighting alongside the Mexican revolutionaries?
(a) Pedro.
(b) General Arroyo.
(c) Pancho Villa.
(d) Harriet.

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

8. In the dream Arroyo has in which his mother is legally married to his father, what becomes of his father's other wife?
(a) She is a tailor.
(b) She is a beggar.
(c) She is a spinster.
(d) She is a teacher.

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

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

11. Which of the following items does NOT adorn the statue of Jesus hanging on the cross during the Mexican fiesta?
(a) A gold brooch.
(b) Gold chains.
(c) Silver coins.
(d) A red velvet robe.

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

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

14. Which woman runs up the arriving soldiers and immediately begins flirting with them?
(a) La Garduña.
(b) Harriet.
(c) Josefa.
(d) La Luna.

15. How did Arroyo plan to shame his father?
(a) By refusing to help his father when he was in need.
(b) By not looking at him when he died.
(c) By denying that he was his father's son.
(d) By stealing all of his father's belongings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet call "the enemy of life"?

2. How does Arroyo kill the old gringo?

3. How does Harriet feel after she makes love to Arroyo?

4. What does Harriet share with the old gringo, which makes her cling to him in Mexico?

5. Why does General Arroyo pull his hat down and his serape up?

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