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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 which part of Mexico did Harriet live?
2. Where does Harriet sleep at night?
3. What does Mr. Delaney do for a living?
4. From whom were the land grants to the Mexican people?
5. What does La Garduña do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. What choice in battle does the old gringo have when he and General Arroyo reach the clearing?
2. What does Harriet remember about the boy who helped her cross the border into America?
3. What childhood memory does Arroyo have of don Graciano?
4. What memories does Harriet have when she is forced to dance with Arroyo in the ballroom?
5. What memories does Arroyo have when he is forcing Harriet to dance with him in the ballroom?
6. Why does the Colonel push his crew to hurry up with the old gringo's body?
7. How does General Arroyo die?
8. What do the guerrilla soldiers use their captured train for?
9. How do the guerrilla soldiers react to seeing the mirrors in the ballroom?
10. What does Harriet recall about the weather in Mexico during her time there?
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
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
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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