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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the "mate" referred to at the end of "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) A mortar and pestle.
(b) A breakfast porridge.
(c) A partner.
(d) A caffeine-rich beverage.

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

4. In "Under the British Empire," where does Liz tell China Iron Great Britain is?
(a) In the exact center of the globe.
(b) Far away across the ocean.
(c) Halfway between Argentina and China.
(d) Near the top of the globe.

5. In "Tangled Legs," what is Hernández's purpose in pointing Liz's attention to the lands surrounding the fort?
(a) To reassure her that they are well-defended from Indian attacks.
(b) To make her realize that there is no practical way for her and China Iron to escape the fort.
(c) To court her by offering her a role in the management of the estancia.
(d) To demonstrate his own importance as the brain behind these achievements.

6. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what is the name of China Iron's first love?
(a) Raúl.
(b) Luka.
(c) Juan.
(d) Santos.

7. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," when China Iron says, of Liz, "She was my North and I was the quivering needle on a compass," (51), what rhetorical technique is being used?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

8. In "Tangled Legs," what word does the Colonel use to refer to his female servants?
(a) China.
(b) Parasites.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Larvae.

9. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," which indigenous group are China Iron and the others traveling towards?
(a) Quechua.
(b) Tehuelche.
(c) Guaraní.
(d) Charrúa.

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

11. When is the spring in Argentina?
(a) June through August.
(b) December through February.
(c) September through November.
(d) March through May.

12. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," whom does Liz ask to see?
(a) Miss Daisy's children.
(b) Miss Daisy.
(c) The gauchos who committed the crime against Miss Daisy.
(d) The children born of incest.

13. What is the "cãna" referred to several times in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) A hand-rolled cigarette.
(b) A method for cooking beef outdoors.
(c) An alcoholic beverage.
(d) A temporary camp.

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

15. In "Colours Became Detached from Their Objects," what two colors does China Iron mostly focus on?
(a) Black and yellow.
(b) Red and white.
(c) Yellow and white.
(d) Red and black.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz do that surprises and pleases China Iron?

2. In "British Science," what is China Iron's response to the book Liz reads to her?

3. 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"?

4. In "A Prophet with a Paint Brush," who is Bruce Scott?

5. In "I Climaxed Too," what dynamic between China Iron and Liz is revealed?

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