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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the section of "El Gaucho Martín Fierro" that Liz quotes in "Goodbye Colonel," whom do the Indians kill?
(a) A white woman and her child.
(b) A gaucho and his wife.
(c) A white landowner.
(d) A fort full of soldiers.

3. In "Light is Doubled on the Islands," what helps the community adapt to their new territory?
(a) Rosario knows all about this new territory because of his mother.
(b) The community contains people from many different backgrounds.
(c) The community has access to books to learn these skills from.
(d) They have visions of these new skills during the mushroom ceremony.

4. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," when China Iron mentions how much Kaukalitrán will love the black-plumed chickens, what literary technique is being used?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Metaphor.

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?
(a) She wonders if she really knows Liz as well as she thinks she does.
(b) She thinks that Liz might have been happier to stay at the fort and is afraid for their future.
(c) She realizes that Liz was only pretending to like the Colonel's ideas the whole time at the fort.
(d) She feels like Liz is being distant and acting like they have never been intimate.

6. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is Campo Malo"?
(a) This is what the gauchos call the fort.
(b) A rival fort that the Colonel is going to attack.
(c) The place where gauchos are tortured and imprisoned.
(d) A nearby Indian encampment.

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

8. According to Liz in "Punch and Whisky," what kind of food is curry?
(a) African.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) Argentine.

9. Who is in charge of punishing gauchos at the fort?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) The Little Daisies.
(c) Miss Daisy.
(d) The officers.

10. In "The Earth Croaked," what does the presence of flamingos and herons tell China Iron?
(a) A storm is coming.
(b) It is the end of summer.
(c) The Indians are close by.
(d) There is a lagoon ahead.

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

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

13. In "Punch and Whisky," why does Liz use lemons and oranges to make her punch?
(a) They are Hernández's favorites.
(b) They are specifically mentioned in "El Gaucho Martín Fierro."
(c) There is no other fruit at the estancia.
(d) They will hide how much alcohol she is adding.

14. In "Contemplating the Trees," how often does China Iron say people in her community need to work?
(a) Everyone has to work hard every day.
(b) They work five days a week and then take two days off.
(c) They work one month and then have two months off.
(d) They work hard in the spring through the fall, and take the winter off.

15. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the name of the first Indian to embrace China Iron?
(a) Millaray.
(b) Kutral-Có.
(c) Catriel.
(d) Kaukalitrán.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Liz's belief about the savage punishments they see happening in In "The Whip and the Rod"?

2. In In "The Whip and the Rod," on page 116, when China Iron asks Liz why she is being so domineering, what does Liz reply?

3. In "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz suggest the Colonel do to improve his health?

4. In "Frothing like Foam," what does China Iron say "is the best air" (141)?

5. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what do the Indians use to draw on their skin?

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