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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does the Colonel say about the mixed ancestry of the gauchos?
(a) They did not inherit the best qualities of either race.
(b) They are a new kind of man.
(c) They represent both the past and the future of Argentina.
(d) Their loyalties are always divided.

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

4. During the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear," to which two animals does China Iron compare Liz?
(a) A tiger and a bear.
(b) A rabbit and a bird.
(c) A puma and a wild horse.
(d) A caiman and a vulture.

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

6. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron wear for the first time in her life?
(a) A petticoat.
(b) A corset.
(c) Leather shoes.
(d) A raincoat.

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

8. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what tells them that they are nearing the desert?
(a) They begin to see desert animals.
(b) They begin to see desert plants.
(c) They begin to see sand dunes.
(d) They begin to see the tracks of Indians.

9. In "I Climaxed Too," what dynamic between China Iron and Liz is revealed?
(a) China Iron is too innocent to understand Liz's intentions.
(b) Liz is only attracted to the more feminine aspects of China Iron's personality.
(c) Liz dominates and controls their relationship.
(d) China Iron has been secretly manipulating Liz's emotions.

10. In "An Orphan's Fate," who is the first man that Rosario kills?
(a) His younger brother.
(b) His stepfather.
(c) The landowner's son.
(d) Maria's husband.

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

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

13. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?
(a) Worms.
(b) Flood water.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Bones.

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

15. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is China Iron most pleased to see inside the wagon?
(a) Books.
(b) Shotguns.
(c) Food.
(d) Whisky.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "British Science," as China Iron lays awake at night, what idea occurs to her for the first time?

3. In"A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what is the name of the fort?

4. In "La China Isn't a Name," when China Iron mentions someday wearing gaucho pants, what literary technique is being used?

5. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what is the most shocking thing that Hernández accuses the gauchos of?

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