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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the army of guerrilla soldiers travel through Mexico?
(a) By train.
(b) By boat.
(c) On foot.
(d) By horseback.

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

3. What color is the horse that the old gringo purchases?
(a) Black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

4. What does the old gringo think about after he witnesses the explosion?
(a) Casualties.
(b) Explorers.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Archaeologists.

5. What does the traveling party admit was one of the old gringo's biggest flaws?
(a) He was selfish.
(b) He was always late.
(c) He was vain.
(d) He was hateful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal do some of the soldiers compare the old gringo to?

2. What does Inocencio Mansalvo think the old gringo has come into the desert to do?

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

4. What relationship did Harriet and Tomás have in Mexico?

5. Which of the following states was NOT at least partially owned by the family that originally owned the train car General Arroyo is sleeping in?

(see the answer key)

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