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

2. Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.?

3. How does Harriet's mother respond to the news that Harriet is moving to Mexico?

4. What does the Colonel say is the only frontier left for gringos?

5. How did La Luna get her name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did La Luna succeed in saving the life of Arroyo during the early stages of the revolution?

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

4. What information is contained in the old papers General Arroyo stores in his train car?

5. What happens when the old gringo fights back against the enemy soldiers that attack him and General Arroyo as they are heading to Zacatecas?

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

7. How do the guerrilla soldiers react to seeing the mirrors in the ballroom?

8. How does Arroyo's father actually die?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

La Luna and La Garduña each play significant roles in the life of General Arroyo. Give a brief description of each woman, and explain their histories with General Arroyo. Then, explain how his relationship with each of these women affected General Arroyo in his military negotiations.

Essay Topic 3

The role of newspaper reporters has a lot of power in this novel. Explain the role that the written word had first in the old gringo's life during the Civil War, and compare and contrast this impact to the role newspaper journalists had in Harriet's life upon returning home to Mexico.

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