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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Harriet when her father left for the war?

2. Which of the following is NOT a reason the old gringo thinks he looks like an apparition?

3. What was Tomás Arroyo's name anglicized to?

4. Who organizes the cleanup of the hacienda fire?

5. Where is the old gringo buried?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reaction does La Luna have to hearing of Arroyo's infidelity?

2. How does Harriet figure out who the old gringo truly is?

3. What does Harriet decide to do with the old gringo's body, and how does she reach this decision?

4. What reaction does Harriet have to seeing that the jewels she has set out have vanished?

5. What do the guerrilla soldiers use their captured train for?

6. Who is Mr. Delaney?

7. How do the guerrilla soldiers react when they first see the old gringo cross the border into their territory?

8. Why does the Colonel push his crew to hurry up with the old gringo's body?

9. What proclamation does Inocencio Mansalvo make at the border of Mexico and America?

10. How does Harriet pass her time while she is living with her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The old gringo comes to view many of the characters in the novel as his children as he feels a very paternal bond with them. Choose two characters that the old gringo has this bond with and explain the nature of the relationships. Then, compare and contrast the relationship the old gringo has with these characters to the relationship he has with his real children in California.

Essay Topic 2

General Arroyo had a very rough childhood leading up to his days in the revolution. Write out a time line of events that pushed Arroyo toward his position as a revolutionary. Then, explain how Arroyo's childhood problems came back to haunt him while he was living his military life.

Essay Topic 3

General Arroyo has spent his entire life looking up to Pancho Villa. Explain why Arroyo idolized Pancho Villa as he did, and then describe what happens when the two generals finally meet on Mexican soil. Is it the encounter Arroyo had hoped for? Why or why not?

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