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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Inocencio Mansalvo think the old gringo has come into the desert to do?
(a) Die.
(b) Dream.
(c) Live.
(d) Fight.

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason the old gringo thinks he looks like an apparition?
(a) His white hair.
(b) His white horse.
(c) His wrinkled skin.
(d) His blue eyes.

4. What type of work did the old gringo do while he was fighting in the Civil War?
(a) Communications.
(b) Combat.
(c) Topography.
(d) Medical.

5. Which meal do the old man and woman in the tiny hut invite the old gringo to eat with them?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Siesta.

6. What does the old gringo think is the path that all young men must take?
(a) To challenge their father figures.
(b) To fight for righteousness.
(c) To find their perfect woman.
(d) To travel the world.

7. In what interesting room of an old building do Harriet and the old gringo talk?
(a) In the ballroom.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) In the conservatory.
(d) In the library.

8. How old is Pedro when he first meets the old gringo?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

9. Where are the traveling group taking the body of the old gringo?
(a) To Saltillo.
(b) To Durango.
(c) To Culiacán.
(d) To Camargo.

10. What does General Arroyo store in the wooden box in his train car?
(a) Old papers.
(b) Enemy scalps.
(c) Arrowheads.
(d) Photographs.

11. What explodes in front of the old gringo right as he is entering Mexico?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A car.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A building.

12. Why does the old gringo think that Harriet was hired?
(a) As a mistake.
(b) For her stunning good looks.
(c) Because she is the best teacher in the nation.
(d) As cover for an escape.

13. What animal do some of the soldiers compare the old gringo to?
(a) A peacock.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A flamingo.
(d) An owl.

14. Why doesn't the old gringo answer any of the horse salesman's questions?
(a) Because he is worried about being followed.
(b) Because he doesn't speak to peasants.
(c) Because he doesn't speak Spanish.
(d) None of these answers is correct.

15. What is the other name the Mexican characters in the novel give to the old gringo?
(a) Old geezer.
(b) Old man.
(c) Old Señor.
(d) Old Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Harriet and Mr. Delaney been dating?

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

3. How many children did the old gringo have?

4. What does the traveling party admit was one of the old gringo's biggest flaws?

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

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