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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do the soldiers react to Arroyo's killing of the old gringo?
(a) They desert him.
(b) They urge him to move forward with the revolution.
(c) They rise up against him.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

3. When do the Mexican people take siesta?
(a) After dinner.
(b) After lunch.
(c) Before bed.
(d) After breakfast.

4. Where will Arroyo's body be buried?
(a) He will be cremated, with his ashes scattered throughout Mexico.
(b) Beneath the hacienda.
(c) He will be buried at sea.
(d) In an unmarked grave in the desert.

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

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

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

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

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

10. When Harriet is dancing with Arroyo, whom does she imagine she is dancing with?
(a) The President.
(b) The old gringo
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

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

12. What sound do the old gringo and Harriet hear, which they think is gunshots?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Blacksmith hammers.
(d) Horses galloping by.

13. 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.

14. How does the old gringo feel when he thinks back on his time in the Civil War?
(a) He doesn't remember anything about the war.
(b) He rejoices.
(c) He wishes the fight could have lasted longer.
(d) He feels pangs of love.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Harriet make Arroyo promise to never do, lest she never forgive him?

3. What does Harriet set out into the hallway to teach the servants about temptation?

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

5. Whom does Arroyo think Harriet smells like?

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