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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rescues Martín from the Colonel's estancia?
(a) An unnamed gaucho.
(b) Oscar.
(c) Cruz.
(d) Kauka.

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does the word "Winka" refer to?
(a) Indians.
(b) Gauchos.
(c) White people.
(d) Outsiders.

3. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," how long does it take the travelers to notice that they are being tracked by the Indians?
(a) They notice immediately.
(b) Two days.
(c) They never notice.
(d) A week.

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

5. On page 157 of "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," who does China Iron say looks like "a china disguised as a flamingo"?
(a) Martín Fierro.
(b) Herself.
(c) Rosario.
(d) Liz.

6. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what reason does the Colonel give for allowing Martín to sing to the workers?
(a) Martín was not useful for other kinds of work.
(b) He wanted to hear the songs so that he could turn them into poems and sell them.
(c) Keeping the gauchos happy is important because they outnumber the soldiers.
(d) Martín's semi-literate verses amused him because they were so rough and crude.

7. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is a "two-spirit"?
(a) A person who is haunted by a dead loved one.
(b) A person who is born a twin.
(c) A person who is caught between two cultures.
(d) A person who does not fit into traditional gender categories.

8. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Martín reveal about Raúl?
(a) El Negro is the one who killed Raúl.
(b) Raúl tried to kill Martín.
(c) Raúl is the one who suggested the card game.
(d) Raúl was his lover.

9. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the reason for the feast at the Indian encampment?
(a) They are celebrating a military victory.
(b) It is their way of welcoming their visitors.
(c) They are celebrating the birth of a new child.
(d) It is part of a religious celebration.

10. 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) Form collectives.
(b) Nationalize the estancias.
(c) Rise up and kill the landowners and overseers.
(d) Put down their tools and walk off the estancias.

11. 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) Letting everyone on the estancia drink alcohol at dinner.
(c) Giving Liz twenty of his best horses.
(d) Giving Liz trade goods to help her with the Indians.

12. What crimes are punishable by death at Hernández's fort?
(a) Murder and desertion.
(b) Rape and desertion.
(c) Murder and theft.
(d) Theft and murder.

13. In "The Earth Croaked," what causes China Iron to take so long to notice that they are traveling uphill?
(a) She is trying to learn the English words for the animals around them.
(b) She is listening to Rosario's stories about the Indians.
(c) She is preoccupied with longing for Liz.
(d) She is reading a copy of "El Gaucho Martín Fierro."

14. In "The Earth Croaked," when Rosario catches the cuys, what does China Iron realize?
(a) She and her companions are the Campo Malo for these creatures.
(b) She wants to do more of the kinds of work that men traditionally do.
(c) She misses the settlement more than she thought that she would.
(d) She has not eaten anything but beef for a long while.

15. In "Punch and Whisky," what secret does Liz reveal to China Iron?
(a) She has a plan to steal from the Colonel.
(b) She knows where Martín Fierro is.
(c) She forged the papers authorizing her to run the estancia.
(d) She is not really looking for her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In "Light is Doubled on the Islands," what helps the community adapt to their new territory?

3. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what is the inside of Martín's home decorated with?

4. Who is asking for China Iron's forgiveness in "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now"?

5. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," what does China Iron say they will arrive at the Indian encampment "armed with" (143)?

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