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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. How does Harriet's mother respond to the news that Harriet is moving to Mexico?
(a) She is against it.
(b) Harriet never tells her mother she is leaving.
(c) She is supportive.
(d) She is apathetic.

2. Where are the POWs who refuse to join with Pancho Villa held?
(a) In swampy waters.
(b) In their own graves.
(c) In a giant metal cage.
(d) In a pigsty.

3. Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Detroit.
(d) New York.

4. Where does Harriet find the notice for an English teacher in Mexico?
(a) In a newspaper.
(b) Posted on the church bulletin board.
(c) In the mail.
(d) Through the telegraph wires.

5. Which meal do the old man and woman in the tiny hut invite the old gringo to eat with them?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Siesta.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Harriet dreams of Tomás, what thought takes over her mind?

4. Which military character does the old gringo think will test him more than any other character in the novel?

5. How old is Mr. Delaney?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is General Fierro?

2. How did La Luna succeed in saving the life of Arroyo during the early stages of the revolution?

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

4. How did La Luna's husband feel about servants?

5. How does the old gringo feel about deceit?

6. What does Harriet recall about the weather in Mexico during her time there?

7. Why does General Arroyo hate the hacienda with such passion?

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

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

10. What information is contained in the old papers General Arroyo stores in his train car?

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