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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. Why does the old gringo think that Harriet was hired?

2. Whom does the old gringo hope to meet as he is traveling to Zacatecas?

3. What creature is present in the bottom of every mescal bottle?

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

5. How did La Luna get her name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Colonel Frutos García find the old gringo?

2. Who is Mr. Delaney?

3. Why did Harriet and her mother move from New York to Washington D.C.?

4. What surprises the old gringo when he reaches El Paso, Texas?

5. Who is Tomás Arroyo?

6. Why is the old gringo worried about his interactions with Harriet when he first meets her?

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

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

9. How does the old gringo feel about Harriet Winslow's dreams?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The women in the Mexican village play an important role in distinguishing gender roles in the novel. Explain the role the women villagers had in their home, and then discuss the reaction, the old gringo and Harriet, each had to the gender roles present in Mexico at this time.

Essay Topic 2

The old gringo is commonly compared to a ghost or an apparition in the novel. Give a detailed description of what the old gringo looks like, and explain how his looks are commonly misconstrued as being ghostly. Finally, choose one example from the text that highlights whether this ghostly appearance proves to be a benefit or a hindrance in the old man's life.

Essay Topic 3

Marksmanship among the male characters in the novel is thought to be the highest skill of strength. Choose two scenes in which marksmanship of characters is evaluated, and explain why this skill would be so heavily sought in the Mexican Revolution.

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