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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Whip and the Rod," who first tells China Iron and Liz about the gaucho poet?
(a) Rosario.
(b) Miss Daisy.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Little Daisies.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) "This is how you learn."
(b) "But you like it, don't you?"
(c) "Women are like horses."
(d) "Mind how you go, little girl frog."

5. In "An Erratic Flight," what does China Iron say "doubles happiness" (148)?
(a) Friendship.
(b) A full belly.
(c) Water.
(d) Silence.

6. By what name does the indigenous community China Iron lives with call itself?
(a) Winka.
(b) Guarani.
(c) Ñande.
(d) Iñchiñ.

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

8. 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 misses the settlement more than she thought that she would.
(d) She and her companions are the Campo Malo for these creatures.

9. 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 has access to books to learn these skills from.
(c) The community contains people from many different backgrounds.
(d) They have visions of these new skills during the mushroom ceremony.

10. In "The Earth Croaked," what literary technique is employed when China Iron says that "The rainbow had one leg shorter than the other" (145)?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Simile.
(c) Personification.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

12. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," where does the community decide to relocate to?
(a) Wenumpau.
(b) Kutral-Có.
(c) Y pa'û.
(d) Mewlen.

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

14. In "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz suggest the Colonel do to improve his health?
(a) Take more naps.
(b) Drink tea.
(c) Exercise with his men.
(d) Stop drinking cãna.

15. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what does China Iron reveal sometimes get stuck in the trees?
(a) Their tents.
(b) Their hammocks.
(c) The children.
(d) Their cattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does China Iron compare the pampas when they leave the fort in "Frothing like Foam"?

2. In "An Erratic Flight," what is the literal reason that the travelers get rid of some of their possessions?

3. In "Punch and Whisky," what secret does Liz reveal to China Iron?

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

5. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," how long does it take the travelers to notice that they are being tracked by the Indians?

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