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

2. What is the other name the Mexican characters in the novel give to the old gringo?

3. What does the old gringo think about after he witnesses the explosion?

4. Which of the following does NOT surprise the old gringo when he arrives in Mexico?

5. Whom does the old gringo hope to meet as he is traveling to Zacatecas?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the general respond to the coin the old gringo has just shot?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the nature of the conversation which transpires between the old gringo and the man who is selling him his horse?

7. What happens when the old gringo meets an old couple living in a tiny hut on the border of Mexico?

8. How does General Arroyo die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Civil War plays a large role in shaping the character of the old gringo. Explain what position the old gringo had during the Civil War, and choose two vivid memories he has of his time, and explain how each of those memories affected the old gringo during his time fighting for the Mexican revolution.

Essay Topic 2

The women in the Mexican village play an important role in distinguishing gender roles in the novel. Explain the role the women villagers had in their home, and then discuss the reaction, the old gringo and Harriet, each had to the gender roles present in Mexico at this time.

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, Harriet has two men that she views as a father figure. Compare and contrast the role that each of these men played in Harriet's life, and explain why she has the conflicted emotions that she does about who she should consider her "father".

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