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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Harriet returns to what she left in the hallway, how much has been stolen?
(a) All of it.
(b) Some of it.
(c) Over half of it.
(d) None of it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does La Luna use to muffle the sound of her voice when she is gossiping with Harriet?
(a) A pillow.
(b) A violin.
(c) A record player.
(d) A faucet of running water.

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

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

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

14. Which of the following is the name Pancho Villa had before he became famous?
(a) Frederico Mansalvo.
(b) Doroteo Arango.
(c) Felipe Forzán.
(d) Marcus Olivarez.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Arroyo plan to shame his father?

2. What does the old gringo think is the one factor that permeates all relationships?

3. What look does Colonel Frutos García claim is written all over the old gringo's face?

4. In what room of La Luna's home did General Arroyo hide during the early days of the revolution?

5. 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?

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