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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who had been spreading the rumors about an American soldier fighting alongside the Mexican revolutionaries?
2. What does La Luna use to muffle the sound of her voice when she is gossiping with Harriet?
3. Who accompanies Harriet to the chapel where she must pick up the old gringo's body?
4. What does Arroyo hope Harriet will take back to America with her?
5. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
La Luna is a woman of unarguable strength in the novel. Explain the history La Luna has with the Mexican Revolution, and then explain the evolution of her relationship with General Arroyo.
Essay Topic 2
The role of newspaper reporters has a lot of power in this novel. Explain the role that the written word had first in the old gringo's life during the Civil War, and compare and contrast this impact to the role newspaper journalists had in Harriet's life upon returning home to Mexico.
Essay Topic 3
Harriet's mother is a depressed and depressing old woman in the beginning of the novel. Describe Harriet's mother and explain how she helped push Harriet away from America to the wilds of Mexico. Then, explain whether or not Harriet escaped her mother's fate and cite examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.
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