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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. In "Tangled Legs," what is the main point of the poem that the gauchos recite?

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," who is Miss Daisy?

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," how does Liz react to learning that China Iron does not have her own name?

4. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?

5. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," what does Rosa spend time each day brushing off the oxen?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "An Orphan's Fate," how does Rosario come to live as a gaucho on an estancia?

2. In "The Wagon," how is it that China Iron says she knows that her story is true?

3. In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what similarity does China Iron see between Rosario, his lamb, and the other animals he adopts?

4. When Liz kisses China Iron, in "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how does China Iron respond?

5. What metaphor does China Iron use to describe the Colonel's vomit in In "Colors Become Detached from Their Objects," and what is its significance?

6. In "Tangled Legs," why does China Iron compare the ditch to a branding iron?

7. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what causes China Iron to become so protective of her clothing, Liz, and Estreya?

8. In "By Dint of Force," what is Liz's theory about Great Britain's reaction to its geography?

9. In "The Wagon," what does China Iron discover about the dust and Liz's feelings about it?

10. How does China Iron get her name, and where do its parts come from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you make a claim about the symbolic significance of Liz and China Iron's search for their husbands. Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you make a claim about the significance of China Iron's name. Be sure to consider what her "name" was for the first 14 years of her life, the process of obtaining a name of her own, and the eventual name she chooses. Support your claims with evidence from the text; if you consult outside sources, be sure to credit these in MLA format.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the changes in Liz's behavior while they are at Hernández's fort. Your essay should explain what changes in her behavior, what part of the changes is pretense and what part is sincere, and what the significance of the changes is to the overall text. Be sure to offer textual evidence to support your claims.

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