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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. In what city of Mexico did the old gringo die?

2. Whom does Harriet live with in Washington D.C.?

3. Which of the following descriptions best describes La Garduña?

4. Which of the following does NOT travel through Mexico by use of the guerrilla train?

5. What was Tomás Arroyo's name anglicized to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after General Arroyo sets fire to the hacienda?

2. What happens when the letter from the Miranda family arrives to Harriet's home?

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

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

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

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

7. How did La Luna's husband feel about servants?

8. What childhood memory does Arroyo have of don Graciano?

9. What proclamation does Inocencio Mansalvo make at the border of Mexico and America?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The old gringo comes to view many of the characters in the novel as his children as he feels a very paternal bond with them. Choose two characters that the old gringo has this bond with and explain the nature of the relationships. Then, compare and contrast the relationship the old gringo has with these characters to the relationship he has with his real children in California.

Essay Topic 2

General Arroyo had a very rough childhood leading up to his days in the revolution. Write out a time line of events that pushed Arroyo toward his position as a revolutionary. Then, explain how Arroyo's childhood problems came back to haunt him while he was living his military life.

Essay Topic 3

Marksmanship among the male characters in the novel is thought to be the highest skill of strength. Choose two scenes in which marksmanship of characters is evaluated, and explain why this skill would be so heavily sought in the Mexican Revolution.

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