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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Liz give China Iron?
(a) The oxen from the wagon.
(b) A china teapot.
(c) The wagon that they traveled in together.
(d) The diamond ring.

2. In "Light is Doubled on the Islands," what helps the community adapt to their new territory?
(a) They have visions of these new skills during the mushroom ceremony.
(b) The community has access to books to learn these skills from.
(c) The community contains people from many different backgrounds.
(d) Rosario knows all about this new territory because of his mother.

3. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does the word "Winka" refer to?
(a) Gauchos.
(b) White people.
(c) Outsiders.
(d) Indians.

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what do the Indians use to draw on their skin?
(a) Powdered bones.
(b) Ground bark.
(c) Blood.
(d) Pollen.

5. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the name of the lagoon?
(a) Kaukalitrán.
(b) Catriel.
(c) Kutral-Có.
(d) Millaray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the reason for the feast at the Indian encampment?

3. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron notice about sex and clothing among the Indians?

4. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," China Iron talks about growing plants on "wampos" piled with earth. Where are these plants growing?

5. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is Campo Malo"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron feel is happening when she first embraces Kauka, and what does it cause her to realize?

2. In "Punch and Whiskey," what is the likely reason for Liz's behavior towards the Colonel on the day after the party?

3. In "Punch and Whiskey," what plan does Liz enact?

4. While the Colonel is telling Martin's story in "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," why is China Iron both fearful and relieved?

5. In "Frothing like Foam," what stokes China Iron's desire for Liz, and why does she not act upon it?

6. Describe the final image of her community with which China Iron ends her story.

7. When China Iron swims in the lagoon in In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what vision does she have?

8. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what causes China Iron to want to hit the Colonel with a stick?

9. What goods and presents does the Colonel give Liz as she, China Iron, and Rosario are leaving?

10. What transformation in Martín does China Iron see when she first visits his tent, and what causes her to feel this way?

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