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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the old gringo think is the one factor that permeates all relationships?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Longing.
(c) Deceit.
(d) Understanding.

2. Which of the following best describes La Luna's husband?
(a) Wealthy.
(b) Handsome.
(c) Academic.
(d) Athletic.

3. What does Harriet share with the old gringo, which makes her cling to him in Mexico?
(a) American roots.
(b) The desire to travel.
(c) A love for literature.
(d) A fear of the Mexicans.

4. What reason does Colonel García give Pedro for the women waiting in line outside the village?
(a) They are in love with the returning men.
(b) They are refugees hoping for asylum.
(c) They are delirious with thirst.
(d) They are hoping for food handouts.

5. Who accompanies Harriet to the chapel where she must pick up the old gringo's body?
(a) La Luna.
(b) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(c) La Garduña.
(d) Pedro.

6. What relationship does Harriet claim to have with the old gringo in front of Pancho Villa?
(a) Best friends.
(b) Father-daughter.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Enemies.

7. What does Arroyo feel is keeping him prisoner in his adulthood?
(a) His lack of a father.
(b) His race.
(c) His inability to read.
(d) His role in the revolution.

8. What does La Luna use to muffle the sound of her voice when she is gossiping with Harriet?
(a) A record player.
(b) A violin.
(c) A faucet of running water.
(d) A pillow.

9. What type of man does Arroyo view as the most dangerous kind in the world?
(a) A cowardly man.
(b) A stupid man.
(c) A brave man.
(d) An egocentric man.

10. Why does Harriet have the servants set to sweeping up the ashes in the hacienda?
(a) So that they no longer must eat ashes in their food.
(b) To prepare for the Mirandas' return.
(c) To clean out the dance floor for a competition.
(d) So they no longer track dirty footprints through the house.

11. How old is the girl that Harriet saves by sucking phlegm out of her throat?
(a) She is an infant.
(b) She is fifteen.
(c) She is ten.
(d) She is five.

12. What does Harriet think Arroyo smells like?
(a) A horse stable.
(b) Grass.
(c) Sea side mist.
(d) Over-ripe fruit.

13. When Harriet is forced to dance with Arroyo in the ballroom, where does she imagine that she is?
(a) Back in Washington.
(b) Back in New York.
(c) In heaven.
(d) Down by the sea.

14. How can the old gringo tell that La Luna is an educated woman?
(a) By her vocabulary.
(b) By her soft hands.
(c) By her unmarked face.
(d) By her mathematical skills.

15. Who is the first to say that if a man wants to be considered a good soldier, he must go out into battle hoping to die?
(a) Colonel García.
(b) Inocencio Mansalvo.
(c) General Arroyo.
(d) The old gringo.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what type of bed did Arroyo sleep when he was a child?

2. In what room of La Luna's home did General Arroyo hide during the early days of the revolution?

3. How do the soldiers react to Arroyo's killing of the old gringo?

4. What does Harriet call "the enemy of life"?

5. Whom does Arroyo think Harriet smells like?

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