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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. What does La Luna say women are that men are not?
(a) Clever.
(b) Manipulative.
(c) Insecure.
(d) Secretive.

5. Which of the following best describes La Luna's husband?
(a) Academic.
(b) Athletic.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Wealthy.

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

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

8. 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.

9. How does Arroyo kill the old gringo?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He beats him to death.
(c) He stabs him.
(d) He strangles him.

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. 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 doesn't care.
(d) He is jealous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Arroyo plan to shame his father?

2. How does the old gringo feel when he thinks back on his time in the Civil War?

3. What does Arroyo hope Harriet will take back to America with her?

4. What sound do the old gringo and Harriet hear, which they think is gunshots?

5. Which of the following items does NOT adorn the statue of Jesus hanging on the cross during the Mexican fiesta?

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