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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of food is served to the old gringo on the night he arrives at the guerrilla camp?
(a) Arroz con pollo.
(b) Tacos.
(c) Burritos.
(d) Enchilladas.

2. Which of the following is NOT something that the old gringo carries around in his suitcase?
(a) A gun.
(b) A copy of the book "Don Quixote".
(c) A bottle of bourbon.
(d) A copy of the book that he wrote himself.

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

4. What skill did the old gringo have that impressed Pedro?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Finding edible plants.
(c) Marksmanship.
(d) Swimming.

5. How does the general respond to his ruined peso coin?
(a) He is impressed.
(b) He is disgusted.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is furious.

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

7. In which part of Mexico did Harriet live?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Northern.
(c) Southern.
(d) Western.

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

9. What does La Garduña do for a living?
(a) She is a soldier.
(b) She is a prostitute.
(c) She is an artist.
(d) She is a cook.

10. What was Tomás Arroyo's name anglicized to?
(a) Thomas Mulvane.
(b) Thoms Smith.
(c) Tom Brooks.
(d) Tom Shepherd.

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

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

13. How many people accompany Harriet as she makes her way over the Mexican border?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

14. What part of battle does the old gringo think will be the most exciting and noble?
(a) Fighting on the front lines.
(b) Loading ammunition for the soldiers.
(c) Caring for the injured.
(d) Working as a spy in enemy quarters.

15. Why does General Arroyo decide to burn down the hacienda?
(a) To earn the insurance money.
(b) To search for bones buried under the buildings.
(c) To embarrass the owners.
(d) To teach the guerrillas a lesson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what interesting room of an old building do Harriet and the old gringo talk?

2. Where are the traveling group taking the body of the old gringo?

3. Where had Harriet been living before moving to Washington D.C.?

4. Who is the current leader of Mexico at the time of the book?

5. What type of feeling does the old gringo begin to have toward General Arroyo after meeting alone with him in his home?

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