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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what Mexican city does Pancho Villa arrive to interact with the American Press?
(a) Camargo.
(b) Tampico.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Toluca.

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

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

5. Who holds Harriet back when she tries to chase Arroyo away from killing the old gringo?
(a) Pedro.
(b) La Garduña.
(c) La Luna.
(d) Inocencio Mansalvo.

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

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

8. What does Harriet make Arroyo promise to never do, lest she never forgive him?
(a) Abandon the revolution.
(b) Fall in love with her.
(c) Move away from Mexico.
(d) Kill the old gringo.

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

10. Which of the following does NOT describe the outfit Pancho Villa is wearing when he arrives to speak with American reporters?
(a) Made of black buckskin.
(b) Covered in silver and gold buttons.
(c) Covered in buckles.
(d) Covered in zippers.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Harriet is forced to dance with Arroyo in the ballroom, where does she imagine that she is?

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

3. Who had been spreading the rumors about an American soldier fighting alongside the Mexican revolutionaries?

4. After the old gringo returns from battle and goes to greet Harriet, what has she just finished doing?

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

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