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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Pancho Villa do for a living before he became a revolutionary?

2. What relationship does Harriet claim to have with the old gringo in front of Pancho Villa?

3. Whom does Arroyo think Harriet smells like?

4. How do the soldiers react to Arroyo's killing of the old gringo?

5. Why did La Luna's husband lose interest in her?

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

It becomes clear quite early in the text that the old gringo is running away from his past as he flees to Mexico. Explain the history of events that have happened in the old gringo's life, and how these events inevitably led him to Mexico.

Essay Topic 3

La Luna is a woman of unarguable strength in the novel. Explain the history La Luna has with the Mexican Revolution, and then explain the evolution of her relationship with General Arroyo.

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