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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," why does China Iron look forward to the rain?
(a) Because it will make the pampas bloom with wildflowers.
(b) Because they are nearly out of drinking water.
(c) Because she can be alone with Liz in the wagon.
(d) Because she loves the science of the lightening rod.

2. In "Punch and Whisky," what secret does Liz reveal to China Iron?
(a) She forged the papers authorizing her to run the estancia.
(b) She is not really looking for her husband.
(c) She knows where Martín Fierro is.
(d) She has a plan to steal from the Colonel.

3. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does China Iron feel for the first time as the Colonel talks about Martín?
(a) That she owns something.
(b) That the economy is unfairly structured.
(c) That she loves Martín.
(d) That she misses her children.

4. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what is different about the area where the community decides to relocate?
(a) It is dominated by sand dunes.
(b) It is much flatter.
(c) It is much colder.
(d) It is dominated by water.

5. In "I Wish You Could See Us," what characteristic of the community's traveling does China Iron stress?
(a) It is stealthy.
(b) It is swift.
(c) It is desperate.
(d) It is constant.

6. What crimes are punishable by death at Hernández's fort?
(a) Theft and murder.
(b) Murder and theft.
(c) Murder and desertion.
(d) Rape and desertion.

7. In "The Earth Croaked," what does the presence of flamingos and herons tell China Iron?
(a) The Indians are close by.
(b) A storm is coming.
(c) It is the end of summer.
(d) There is a lagoon ahead.

8. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," why do the travelers not know where to stop their wagon?
(a) They cannot identify a tent that seems to belong to a leader.
(b) Different Indians gesture to them to stop in different places.
(c) The ground seems too muddy to stop on without getting stuck.
(d) They are not sure if they will be attacked for stopping too near the encampment.

9. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what symbolizes China Iron's and Martín's new gender identities?
(a) Their hair.
(b) Their households.
(c) Their names.
(d) Their body paint.

10. In "Punch and Whisky," what surprise does Liz prepare for the Colonel?
(a) A performance of "El Gaucho Martín Fierro."
(b) A trip to the countryside.
(c) A romantic picnic under an ombú tree.
(d) A special dinner.

11. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron call "paradise" (150)?
(a) Estreya's love.
(b) The open sky.
(c) The desert.
(d) Her relationship with Liz.

12. In "Goodbye Colonel," when Liz asks where the Colonel thinks her husband is, what is his ultimate conclusion?
(a) Oscar has probably deserted her.
(b) Oscar is probably serving in the Argentine army.
(c) Oscar has probably been captured by Indians.
(d) Oscar is probably in jail.

13. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say is the only thing the group can do while traveling through Indian Territory?
(a) Sing.
(b) Plan their defense in case of attack.
(c) Confront the Indians about their tracking.
(d) Pray.

14. In "The Earth Croaked," what causes China Iron to take so long to notice that they are traveling uphill?
(a) She is preoccupied with longing for Liz.
(b) She is reading a copy of "El Gaucho Martín Fierro."
(c) She is trying to learn the English words for the animals around them.
(d) She is listening to Rosario's stories about the Indians.

15. In "Goodbye Colonel," what reason does the Colonel give for lying about the Indians?
(a) His own first wife was killed by Indians.
(b) The Indians are illiterate and will never know the difference.
(c) Fear of the Indians is what props up the military budget and power.
(d) Argentina needs their land and needs to use them as a common enemy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does the word "Winka" refer to?

2. Who is in charge of punishing gauchos at the fort?

3. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what reason does the Colonel give for allowing Martín to sing to the workers?

4. In In "The Whip and the Rod," on page 116, when China Iron asks Liz why she is being so domineering, what does Liz reply?

5. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," how does China Iron react to Liz's story about her final conversation with the Colonel?

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