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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Harriet's father go to fight, and never returned from?
(a) Spain.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Eupore.

2. What type of accent does Harriet have?
(a) East coast.
(b) British.
(c) Southern.
(d) New England.

3. In what city of Mexico did the old gringo die?
(a) Chihuahua.
(b) Guadalajara.
(c) Tijuana.
(d) Puebla.

4. What newspaper did the old gringo once write for?
(a) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Boston Review.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

5. What does Harriet suspect of Mr. Delaney.
(a) That he is secretly married.
(b) That he is involved in some shady business deals.
(c) That he is embezzling.
(d) That he is dating someone else on the side.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of person does the old gringo compare General Arroyo to?

2. Where does Harriet find the notice for an English teacher in Mexico?

3. What branch of the armed forces did Harriet move to be closer to?

4. How old is Harriet when she arrives in Mexico?

5. What does the Colonel claim gringos come to the land of the Aztecs to do?

(see the answer key)

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