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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 is the name of the Colonel who oversees the soldiers at the old gringo's graveside?
(a) Colonel Fred Lopez.
(b) Colonel Franklin McGeeves.
(c) Colonel Fred Ferrett.
(d) Colonel Frutos García.

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

3. What does the old gringo regularly dream of?
(a) War.
(b) Being comfortable.
(c) Water.
(d) Death.

4. Which of the following does NOT travel through Mexico by use of the guerrilla train?
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Food.
(d) Guns.

5. How does the army of guerrilla soldiers travel through Mexico?
(a) By horseback.
(b) By train.
(c) On foot.
(d) By boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the old gringo buried?

2. Which of the following adjectives does Harriet use in reference to the general during their argument?

3. After Harriet's confrontation with General Arroyo, what beverage does she drink with the old gringo inside the Pullman car?

4. Why does General Arroyo decide to burn down the hacienda?

5. How many people accompany Harriet as she makes her way over the Mexican border?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old gringo feel about Harriet Winslow's dreams?

2. Where does Colonel Frutos García find the old gringo?

3. What thoughts do Harriet and the old gringo have when they think they hear gunshots during the fiesta?

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

5. How do the guerrilla soldiers react to seeing the mirrors in the ballroom?

6. What happened to each of the old gringo's children?

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

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

9. Why were the Mexican people so enamored with the old gringo?

10. How does General Arroyo die?

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