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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what makes China Iron wish to be British?
(a) The food that Liz cooks.
(b) Liz's stories.
(c) Whisky.
(d) The material goods that Liz has with her.

2. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what does China Iron reveal about her early life?
(a) El Negro tried to sexually abuse her.
(b) Martín Fierro knew who her biological parents were.
(c) She once tried to kill La Negra.
(d) She tried to run away and join a convent.

3. In "An Orphan's Fate," why does the landowner's son kill Rosario's horse?
(a) It kicked him.
(b) It threw him.
(c) Rosario stole his girlfriend.
(d) Rosario threatened him.

4. In "British Science," what is China Iron's response to the book Liz reads to her?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is terrified.
(c) She wants to become a writer.
(d) She is delighted.

5. In the opening of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," to what does the Colonel compare the Indians?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Demons.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Dragons.

6. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," who are the titular "Hapsburgs"?
(a) An unknown group of intruders at the estancia.
(b) Children born of incest.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The gauchos.

7. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does the Colonel claim to embody?
(a) Imperial power.
(b) The man of the future.
(c) God.
(d) Argentina's history.

8. What does the chapter title "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin" refer to?
(a) The dust that China Iron and Liz are always battling.
(b) The constant glare of the sun.
(c) The new fabrics that China Iron has become used to.
(d) The new language and customs that China Iron is gradually learning.

9. In "British Science," what has China Iron begun to call Rosario?
(a) Gaucho.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Vaquero.
(d) Rosarito.

10. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what name does China Iron give her dog?
(a) Estreya.
(b) Estancia.
(c) Carancho.
(d) Dorado.

11. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how do China Iron and Liz navigate?
(a) Using a map.
(b) Using markers on the land itself.
(c) Using a compass.
(d) Using the stars.

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

13. How does Liz try to make sure that they will be safe at the fort?
(a) She dresses everyone in English clothing.
(b) She puts together a stack of presents and money to use as bribes.
(c) She coaches China Iron and Rosario in what to say.
(d) She forges a letter from an official in Buenos Aires.

14. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what causes China Iron to draw her knife?
(a) She is jealous of the way the Colonel and Liz seem to be flirting.
(b) The Colonel refers to her as a "lady."
(c) One of the gauchos makes a pass at her.
(d) She thinks that Liz is in danger.

15. In "Do Come In, My Dear," by what name is China Iron introduced?
(a) Joseph Scott.
(b) Jo Iron.
(c) Jo Estreya.
(d) Joseph Star.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Martín Fierro?

3. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what does Hernández declare is his "purpose in life" (87)?

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

5. In "Tangled Legs," what comparison does Liz make that shocks China Iron?

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