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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What relationship did Harriet and Tomás have in Mexico?
2. What is the name of the family that hired Harriet?
3. What is Harriet's last name?
4. What does the general tell the old gringo to tend to when he says that he wants to fight?
5. What part of Harriet does the old gringo think is the only living thing in the desert?
Short Essay Questions
1. What choice in battle does the old gringo have when he and General Arroyo reach the clearing?
2. What effect did Pancho Villa have on La Luna's life?
3. How is Pancho Villa received by the American Press?
4. Why does General Arroyo hate the hacienda with such passion?
5. How did La Luna's husband feel about servants?
6. What proclamation does Inocencio Mansalvo make at the border of Mexico and America?
7. What happened to each of the old gringo's children?
8. How did it come to be that Harriet was left without a dowry?
9. Why is the old gringo worried about his interactions with Harriet when he first meets her?
10. As an old woman, what is Harriet's life like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
General Arroyo has a real hatred for the American and European forces that are invading Mexico, and yet he finds himself in close relationships with two Americans. Explain why Arroyo has such hatred for the American forces in Mexico, and why he chooses to make two special exceptions to his rule when it comes to the old gringo and Harriet.
Essay Topic 2
The old gringo has many names in the course of the novel: the old gringo, the American, and Ambrose Bierce. Explain how the old gringo gained each of these three names, and explain what each of the names means to him as a character.
Essay Topic 3
La Luna is a woman of unarguable strength in the novel. Explain the history La Luna has with the Mexican Revolution, and then explain the evolution of her relationship with General Arroyo.
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