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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Harriet plan to have the old gringo's body buried?
(a) In San Francisco.
(b) In Washington DC.
(c) In New York City.
(d) In Arlington, Texas.

4. What does Harriet call "the enemy of life"?
(a) Greed.
(b) Fear.
(c) Sin.
(d) Death.

5. When Harriet is forced to dance with Arroyo in the ballroom, where does she imagine that she is?
(a) Back in Washington.
(b) Back in New York.
(c) Down by the sea.
(d) In heaven.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does Harriet share with the old gringo, which makes her cling to him in Mexico?
(a) A love for literature.
(b) The desire to travel.
(c) A fear of the Mexicans.
(d) American roots.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How can the old gringo tell that La Luna is an educated woman?

2. How do the soldiers react to Arroyo's killing of the old gringo?

3. What relationship does Harriet claim to have with the old gringo in front of Pancho Villa?

4. What did Pancho Villa do for a living before he became a revolutionary?

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

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