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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. What was the name of the young boy who accompanied Harriet to the Mexican border?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Louis.
(d) Miguel.

2. What color are all the clothes that the old gringo wears to travel?
(a) White.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Navy.

3. What color is the horse that the old gringo purchases?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grey.
(d) White.

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

5. From whom were the land grants to the Mexican people?
(a) The king of Portugal.
(b) The king of Spain.
(c) The king of England.
(d) The king of Russia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why doesn't the old gringo answer any of the horse salesman's questions?

3. Why does the old gringo think that Harriet was hired?

4. What type of church does Harriet attend weekly?

5. How does Harriet's mother respond to the news that Harriet is moving to Mexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harriet figure out who the old gringo truly is?

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

3. How does Harriet intend to teach the servants about temptation?

4. What happens after General Arroyo sets fire to the hacienda?

5. Who is Tomás Arroyo?

6. How does Arroyo's father actually die?

7. What does the old gringo carry with him when he travels?

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

9. What do the guerrilla soldiers use their captured train for?

10. Why is the old gringo worried about his interactions with Harriet when he first meets her?

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