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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," China Iron talks about growing plants on "wampos" piled with earth. Where are these plants growing?
(a) In tents.
(b) On mountainsides.
(c) In trees.
(d) On rafts.

2. What is Liz's belief about the savage punishments they see happening in In "The Whip and the Rod"?
(a) They are appalling and further evidence of Argentine savagery.
(b) They are sad but it is the only way to preserve discipline in a dangerous territory.
(c) They are necessary so that people learn their place in the world.
(d) They are not a Christian practice.

3. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say is the only thing the group can do while traveling through Indian Territory?
(a) Pray.
(b) Plan their defense in case of attack.
(c) Confront the Indians about their tracking.
(d) Sing.

4. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," why is China Iron's new community concerned about their lack of weaponry?
(a) They know that the Argentine army is going to attack them.
(b) Some of them want to attack and take over the Colonel's fort.
(c) They need a way to hunt more effectively.
(d) They are concerned about a raid by neighboring Tehuelche people.

5. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," why does China Iron look forward to the rain?
(a) Because it will make the pampas bloom with wildflowers.
(b) Because she can be alone with Liz in the wagon.
(c) Because she loves the science of the lightening rod.
(d) Because they are nearly out of drinking water.

6. In return for her forgiveness in "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz make the Colonel agree to?
(a) Letting the "outcasts" out of their punishments.
(b) Giving Liz trade goods to help her with the Indians.
(c) Giving Liz twenty of his best horses.
(d) Letting everyone on the estancia drink alcohol at dinner.

7. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what is different about the area where the community decides to relocate?
(a) It is much colder.
(b) It is dominated by water.
(c) It is much flatter.
(d) It is dominated by sand dunes.

8. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what do the Indians use to draw on their skin?
(a) Pollen.
(b) Ground bark.
(c) Powdered bones.
(d) Blood.

9. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Oscar say made him doubt the Colonel's claims about progress in Argentina?
(a) The clear lack of interest in agriculture the gauchos showed.
(b) The political corruption of the army and Argentine officials.
(c) The obvious poverty and hunger he saw everywhere.
(d) The lack of education among the peasant class.

10. What is the result of all of the drinking at the party in In "Punch and Whisky"?
(a) Rosario's cattle escape.
(b) China Iron realizes that Liz does not have her best interests at heart.
(c) Everyone ends up having sex.
(d) Nearly 200 men desert the fort.

11. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is the "beef roll"?
(a) A game involving cattle.
(b) The Colonel's favorite dish.
(c) An execution method.
(d) Cattle theft from neighboring estancias.

12. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," why do the travelers not know where to stop their wagon?
(a) They are not sure if they will be attacked for stopping too near the encampment.
(b) Different Indians gesture to them to stop in different places.
(c) The ground seems too muddy to stop on without getting stuck.
(d) They cannot identify a tent that seems to belong to a leader.

13. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does the Colonel fear the gauchos will do when they realize that their numbers give them power?
(a) Nationalize the estancias.
(b) Rise up and kill the landowners and overseers.
(c) Put down their tools and walk off the estancias.
(d) Form collectives.

14. On page 174 of "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," why does China Iron say that her new community believes that they can live peacefully in their new territory?
(a) Because "Guarani are peaceful."
(b) Because "The land will hide us."
(c) Because "We know how to disappear."
(d) Because "Argentines are lazy."

15. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron call "paradise" (150)?
(a) The desert.
(b) Estreya's love.
(c) Her relationship with Liz.
(d) The open sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Frothing like Foam," where does Rosario's new horse come from?

2. In "Contemplating the Trees," how often does China Iron say people in her community need to work?

3. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Liz give China Iron?

4. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what name does China Iron learn for the wind?

5. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," how does China Iron react to Liz's story about her final conversation with the Colonel?

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