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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Harriet's confrontation with General Arroyo, what beverage does she drink with the old gringo inside the Pullman car?
(a) Mescal.
(b) Wine.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Beer.

2. What does Harriet remember the young Mexican boy who accompanied her to the Mexican border carrying?
(a) A gun.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A stuffed animal.
(d) A lollipop.

3. What does Inocencio Mansalvo think the old gringo has come into the desert to do?
(a) Fight.
(b) Die.
(c) Dream.
(d) Live.

4. What does the Colonel say is the only frontier left for gringos?
(a) The North.
(b) The South.
(c) The West.
(d) The East.

5. What was Tomás Arroyo's name anglicized to?
(a) Tom Brooks.
(b) Tom Shepherd.
(c) Thoms Smith.
(d) Thomas Mulvane.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what war did the old gringo fight?

2. How does the army of guerrilla soldiers travel through Mexico?

3. What type of feeling does the old gringo begin to have toward General Arroyo after meeting alone with him in his home?

4. Which of the following descriptions best describes La Garduña?

5. What type of accent does Harriet have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the old gringo meets an old couple living in a tiny hut on the border of Mexico?

2. Why does the Colonel push his crew to hurry up with the old gringo's body?

3. How is Pancho Villa received by the American Press?

4. What vanities does the old gringo have, and how do the other soldiers respond to them?

5. What does Harriet remember about the boy who helped her cross the border into America?

6. What memories does Harriet have when she is forced to dance with Arroyo in the ballroom?

7. Who is Tomás Arroyo?

8. How does Harriet feel upon returning home from Mexico?

9. What is the nature of the conversation which transpires between the old gringo and the man who is selling him his horse?

10. What do the Mexican soldiers joke about with the old gringo when he is allowed to dine with them?

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