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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Do Come In, My Dear," how does Hernández refer to England?
(a) Land of Hope and Glory.
(b) Old Blighty.
(c) Old Dart.
(d) Fair Albion.

2. On page 98 of "Tangled Legs," what technique is being used when China Iron says that people started singing Martín Fierro's songs in places he had never been, "as I would discover right there in Hernández's fort"?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Synechdoche.

3. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?
(a) Speed.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) The monarchy.

4. What happens at the end of the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear"?
(a) The Colonel makes a drunken pass at Liz.
(b) The Colonel passes out from drinking and injures himself.
(c) China Iron begins to wonder if they are more hostage than guest at the estancia.
(d) China Iron gets sick to her stomach from drinking so much red wine.

5. In "La China Isn't a Name," what does China Iron see for the first time?
(a) Printed words.
(b) A petticoat.
(c) Her own reflection in a mirror.
(d) An Indian girl her own age.

6. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the first thing that Liz does when they come to a river?
(a) Shows China Iron how to pray for a safe crossing.
(b) Makes sure that everyone has a bath.
(c) Asks if China Iron knows how to swim.
(d) Sends China Iron to the river to refill their water containers.

7. What is Elizabeth's husband's name?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Francisco.
(d) Oscar.

8. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?
(a) A lightening rod.
(b) A device used to find water.
(c) A wagon axle.
(d) A branding iron.

9. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," who begs Hernández to spare the lives of the gauchos who victimized Miss Daisy?
(a) Hernández's wife.
(b) The gauchos' wives.
(c) Miss Daisy.
(d) The gauchos' mothers.

10. In "The Wagon," what mission has Liz undertaken?
(a) Rescuing her husband and taking over the ranch they were supposed to run.
(b) Learning Spanish and teaching China Iron English.
(c) Learning how to drive a wagon and ride a horse.
(d) Teaching China Iron to read and write.

11. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," how does the idea of dragons in the pampas make China Iron feel?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Amused.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Safe.

12. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?
(a) David and Goliath.
(b) Jonah and the Great Fish.
(c) The Persecution of Job.
(d) Noah's Ark.

13. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz compare their journey to?
(a) The journey of Columbus.
(b) The journey of Joseph and Mary.
(c) The journey of Marco Polo.
(d) The journey of the Israelites.

14. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," how long have Liz and China Iron been traveling?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

15. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what happens to China Iron's two sons after her husband is conscripted?
(a) She leaves them with La Negra.
(b) They both fall ill and die.
(c) Her husband insists that they go with him.
(d) She leaves them in the care of a neighbor couple.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," to what does the Colonel compare the Indians?

2. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," from whom has China Iron heard terrifying stories about Indian raids?

3. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the name of the Colonel who is in charge at the fort?

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to Liz?

5. When is the spring in Argentina?

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