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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 part of battle does the old gringo think will be the most exciting and noble?
(a) Working as a spy in enemy quarters.
(b) Caring for the injured.
(c) Loading ammunition for the soldiers.
(d) Fighting on the front lines.

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

3. Which of the following states was NOT at least partially owned by the family that originally owned the train car General Arroyo is sleeping in?
(a) Tamaulipas.
(b) Coahuila
(c) Durango.
(d) Chihuahua.

4. Why has Harriet come to Mexico?
(a) To fight in the war.
(b) To work on her art.
(c) To study.
(d) To teach.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city of Texas does the old gringo stop before he travels to Mexico?

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

3. Where does the old gringo say that he wants to die?

4. How does the general respond to his ruined peso coin?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As an old woman, what is Harriet's life like?

3. Who is Mr. Delaney?

4. How does the old gringo feel about deceit?

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

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

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

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

9. What reoccurring dream does Arroyo have as an adult?

10. What surprises the old gringo when he reaches El Paso, Texas?

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