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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. Where are the traveling group taking the body of the old gringo?
(a) To Saltillo.
(b) To Camargo.
(c) To Durango.
(d) To Culiacán.

2. Where did Harriet's father go to fight, and never returned from?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Spain.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Eupore.

3. How often did the Miranda family come to visit the hacienda during a typical year?
(a) Four or five times.
(b) More than ten times.
(c) Once or twice.
(d) Never.

4. How does the old gringo say goodbye to Harriet before leaving for Zacatecas?
(a) He does not say goodbye.
(b) He shakes her hand.
(c) He hugs her.
(d) He kisses her.

5. What is the name of the family that hired Harriet?
(a) Menendez.
(b) Miranda.
(c) Marietta.
(d) Milagros.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harriet remember the young Mexican boy who accompanied her to the Mexican border carrying?

2. What does the old gringo have marking his grave?

3. Who does General Arroyo think should be put in the position of protecting Harriet?

4. What does the traveling party admit was one of the old gringo's biggest flaws?

5. What type of accent does Harriet have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did it come to be that Harriet was left without a dowry?

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

6. How does the old gringo feel about deceit?

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

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

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

10. How does General Arroyo die?

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