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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 she loves Martín.
(c) That the economy is unfairly structured.
(d) That she misses her children.

2. In "An Erratic Flight," what does China Iron say "doubles happiness" (148)?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Water.
(c) Silence.
(d) A full belly.

3. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," why is China Iron's new community concerned about their lack of weaponry?
(a) They need a way to hunt more effectively.
(b) They are concerned about a raid by neighboring Tehuelche people.
(c) Some of them want to attack and take over the Colonel's fort.
(d) They know that the Argentine army is going to attack them.

4. 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 she can be alone with Liz in the wagon.
(b) Because she loves the science of the lightening rod.
(c) Because it will make the pampas bloom with wildflowers.
(d) Because they are nearly out of drinking water.

5. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," when China Iron mentions how much Kaukalitrán will love the black-plumed chickens, what literary technique is being used?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Personification.

6. Who rescues Martín from the Colonel's estancia?
(a) Kauka.
(b) An unnamed gaucho.
(c) Cruz.
(d) Oscar.

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

8. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," how long does it take the travelers to notice that they are being tracked by the Indians?
(a) They notice immediately.
(b) A week.
(c) They never notice.
(d) Two days.

9. In "Light is Doubled on the Islands," what excuse does Liz give when she goes into town to buy nets?
(a) They are for wedding dresses.
(b) They are for fishing.
(c) They are for protecting fruit crops from birds.
(d) They are to control mosquitoes.

10. Who is in charge of punishing gauchos at the fort?
(a) The officers.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) Miss Daisy.
(d) The Little Daisies.

11. In "An Erratic Flight," what is the literal reason that the travelers get rid of some of their possessions?
(a) They need room in the wagon for more water.
(b) All of them are trying to leave their past behind.
(c) They need to lighten the load the wagon is carrying.
(d) Some of their clothing and blankets are contaminated.

12. In "You Fucking Whore!" how many men are murdered by jealous gauchos?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 31.

13. While they are still traveling in "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," when does the group expect to see "their" gauchos again?
(a) In the Indian encampment.
(b) Never.
(c) When the gauchos stop to let them catch up.
(d) At the estancia.

14. 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?
(a) She thinks that Liz might have been happier to stay at the fort and is afraid for their future.
(b) She wonders if she really knows Liz as well as she thinks she does.
(c) She realizes that Liz was only pretending to like the Colonel's ideas the whole time at the fort.
(d) She feels like Liz is being distant and acting like they have never been intimate.

15. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what reason does the Colonel give for allowing Martín to sing to the workers?
(a) Keeping the gauchos happy is important because they outnumber the soldiers.
(b) Martín's semi-literate verses amused him because they were so rough and crude.
(c) He wanted to hear the songs so that he could turn them into poems and sell them.
(d) Martín was not useful for other kinds of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what is the inside of Martín's home decorated with?

2. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what claim does the Colonel make about Buenos Aires?

3. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say is the only thing the group can do while traveling through Indian Territory?

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron call "paradise" (150)?

5. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what name does China Iron learn for the wind?

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