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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. Who is in charge of punishing gauchos at the fort?
2. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is the "beef roll"?
3. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," why does China Iron look forward to the rain?
4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is a "two-spirit"?
5. In "The Earth Croaked," when Rosario catches the cuys, what does China Iron realize?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the variety of people living at the Indian encampment.
2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," how do the Indians come to speak perfect Spanish?
3. Explain the political organization of China Iron's new community.
4. What goods and presents does the Colonel give Liz as she, China Iron, and Rosario are leaving?
5. Explain how the Indian cook and his assistants get their portion of food.
6. In "Punch and Whiskey," what plan does Liz enact?
7. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," who is the long-braided man in the flamingo robe, and what happens when China Iron meets him?
8. In "Contemplating the Trees," what do most of the plants that China Iron describes seem to have in common, and what is their purpose?
9. In "Frothing like Foam," what stokes China Iron's desire for Liz, and why does she not act upon it?
10. What is Martín's argument for forgiveness in "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you consider the thematic motif of sex and sensuality in The Adventures of China Iron. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you analyze the thematic motif of the orphan in The Adventures of China Iron. Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you defend a claim about the symbolic nature of food in The Adventures of China Iron. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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