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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe the outfit Pancho Villa is wearing when he arrives to speak with American reporters?

2. What does Harriet think the old gringo smells like?

3. What does Arroyo hope Harriet will take back to America with her?

4. Who is the first to say that if a man wants to be considered a good soldier, he must go out into battle hoping to die?

5. Which of the following is NOT an adjective that Arroyo uses to describe his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The three main characters in the novel, the old gringo, Harriet, and Arroyo, each have strained relationships with their fathers. Briefly describe the relationship each character had with their father, and then explain how those relationships affected each character into their adulthood.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The ballroom of the hacienda is a room of very special significance to the novel. Describe the ballroom and then choose two poignant moments in the text that happen in this room. Why is this room the only one Arroyo chooses not to destroy when he burns the hacienda to the ground?

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