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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the name of the Colonel who is in charge at the fort?
(a) García.
(b) Moreno.
(c) Hernández.
(d) Ruiz.

4. 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 Marco Polo.
(c) The journey of the Israelites.
(d) The journey of Joseph and Mary.

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

6. In "Dressed to the Nines," what makes China Iron, Liz, and Rosario love one another even more?
(a) Staying up late drinking and making up stories.
(b) Bones that remind them of their own mortality.
(c) Having shared their histories with one another.
(d) The knowledge that the end of their journey will probably mean separating.

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

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

10. In "Tangled Legs," what is the main point of the poem that the gauchos recite?
(a) That the gauchos and the land are one.
(b) That the British have treated Argentina unfairly.
(c) That the gauchos must be loyal to one another and feel unity with their masters.
(d) That the Indians are a menace that must be erased from Argentina's landscape.

11. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," what does Rosa spend time each day brushing off the oxen?
(a) Thistles.
(b) Dung.
(c) Mud.
(d) Cattle lice.

12. 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 way of breaking new gauchos to accept his authority and discipline.
(c) It is a burial ground for those killed fighting the Indians.
(d) It is intended more to keep the gauchos in than it is to keep people out.

13. In "Tangled Legs," what comparison does Liz make that shocks China Iron?
(a) She compares Hernández to God.
(b) She compares the fort to Paradise.
(c) She compares Rosario to a parasite.
(d) She compares China Iron to a dog.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones," what does Liz say about China Iron's people?

2. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?

3. What is the meaning of China Iron's dog's name?

4. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what does China Iron reveal about her early life?

5. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?

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