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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. Which of the following statements is true about General Arroyo?
(a) He is blind.
(b) He is illiterate.
(c) He is dyslexic.
(d) He is deaf.

2. As an adult, in what city does Harriet live?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) Chicago.

3. What does the old gringo believe is the fate of every revolutionary?
(a) To die young.
(b) To be remembered fondly.
(c) To be feared by the public.
(d) To become a tyrant.

4. When Harriet dreams of Tomás, what thought takes over her mind?
(a) What she has lost.
(b) How they met each other.
(c) What could have been between them.
(d) Where they once lived.

5. Which of the following is NOT something that the old gringo carries around in his suitcase?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bottle of bourbon.
(c) A copy of the book "Don Quixote".
(d) A copy of the book that he wrote himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the other name the Mexican characters in the novel give to the old gringo?

2. What animal do some of the soldiers compare the old gringo to?

3. In what city of Mexico did the old gringo die?

4. What does the general throw into the air for the old gringo to shoot?

5. What does the old gringo regularly dream of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effect did Pancho Villa have on La Luna's life?

2. Why does La Garduña frantically wake Harriet from her siesta?

3. What does the Colonel tell his crew about the frontiers in the world?

4. How does Arroyo's father actually die?

5. What is the old gringo's first reaction to Harriet Winslow when he sees her in a crowd?

6. What happens in the few moments leading up to the old gringo's death?

7. How do the guerrilla soldiers react when they first see the old gringo cross the border into their territory?

8. What choice in battle does the old gringo have when he and General Arroyo reach the clearing?

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

10. How has Harriet come to be alone in Mexico?

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