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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 "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 contains people from many different backgrounds.
(c) Rosario knows all about this new territory because of his mother.
(d) The community has access to books to learn these skills from.

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

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

4. In the section of "El Gaucho Martín Fierro" that Liz quotes in "Goodbye Colonel," whom do the Indians kill?
(a) A white woman and her child.
(b) A white landowner.
(c) A gaucho and his wife.
(d) A fort full of soldiers.

5. In "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz suggest the Colonel do to improve his health?
(a) Stop drinking cãna.
(b) Take more naps.
(c) Drink tea.
(d) Exercise with his men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Punch and Whisky," why does China Iron spend the day listening to the Colonel's drunken ramblings?

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is a "two-spirit"?

3. Who is asking for China Iron's forgiveness in "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now"?

4. In "Frothing like Foam," where does Rosario's new horse come from?

5. In "Frothing like Foam," what does China Iron say "is the best air" (141)?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," how does the Colonel end up seemingly offending Liz?

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

4. Explain the political organization of China Iron's new community.

5. In "Contemplating the Trees," what do most of the plants that China Iron describes seem to have in common, and what is their purpose?

6. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what argument does the community have, and who is on each side of the dispute?

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

8. 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?

9. In what way does the use of indigenous words in "Part Three: Indian Territory" support the novel's themes?

10. Explain what Liz believes about Campo Malo and its relationship to the rest of the fort.

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