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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following descriptions best describes La Garduña?
(a) Young.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Mute.
(d) Old.

2. Which military character does the old gringo think will test him more than any other character in the novel?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(c) Pedro.
(d) General Arroyo.

3. What type of church does Harriet attend weekly?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Methodist.

4. What is Harriet's nationality?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Canadian.
(c) American.
(d) French.

5. How old is Harriet when she arrives in Mexico?
(a) In her thirties.
(b) In her forties.
(c) In her twenties.
(d) In her teens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT surprise the old gringo when he arrives in Mexico?

2. What does the general throw into the air for the old gringo to shoot?

3. In which part of Mexico did Harriet live?

4. What does the Colonel say is the only frontier left for gringos?

5. What is the name of the Colonel who oversees the soldiers at the old gringo's graveside?

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