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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what does Rosario see coming toward them when the dust settles?
(a) A wagon headed in the opposite direction.
(b) A cattle stampede.
(c) Various wild animals.
(d) Armed men on horseback.

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

3. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what does Liz draw for China Iron at night?
(a) Pictures of animals.
(b) Pictures of London.
(c) Maps.
(d) The alphabet and simple words.

4. In "Tangled Legs," what does the Colonel reveal the purpose of the ditch to be?
(a) It is the linchpin of his defenses against Indian raids.
(b) It is a burial ground for those killed fighting the Indians.
(c) It is intended more to keep the gauchos in than it is to keep people out.
(d) It is a way of breaking new gauchos to accept his authority and discipline.

5. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does Hernández suggest might have deterred the gauchos from their crime in the first place?
(a) If Miss Daisy had been a nicer teacher, they might not have committed the crime.
(b) If Miss Daisy had not been so pretty, they might not have committed the crime.
(c) If they had been white, they might not have committed such a crime.
(d) If they had not all been so drunk, they might not have committed the crime.

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

7. What is a "carancho"?
(a) An estancia owner.
(b) A ranch hand.
(c) A desert-dwelling wild cat.
(d) A large bird of prey.

8. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Singing a song.
(c) Flying.
(d) Hearing a story.

9. Who is Juan Manuel de Rosas?
(a) An Argentine dictator.
(b) China Iron's biological father.
(c) Rosario's stepfather.
(d) A famous Argentinian writer.

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

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

12. In "British Science," what book does Liz read aloud?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) Jane Eyre.
(d) Don Quixote.

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

14. In "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones," what does Liz say about China Iron's people?
(a) She says that they do not understand death.
(b) She calls them murderers.
(c) She calls them savages.
(d) She says that they are less intelligent than the British.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What Biblical allusion does China Iron make in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

2. In "An Orphan's Fate," who is the first man that Rosario kills?

3. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what causes China Iron to draw her knife?

4. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?

5. In "La China Isn't a Name," what does China Iron see for the first time?

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