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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Punch and Whisky," why does China Iron spend the day listening to the Colonel's drunken ramblings?
(a) She is interested in his ideas about the Argentine economy.
(b) He physically prevents her from leaving him.
(c) Liz has told her to keep the Colonel occupied.
(d) She is trying to figure out how to get justice for her family.

3. In the beginning of "An Erratic Flight," what is China Iron conveying with her list of colors?
(a) The hilly area they have entered is much more colorful than the plains they came from.
(b) Earlier in her journey she was too anxious to notice the beauty of her surroundings.
(c) Now that she is more experienced in the world, she appreciates diversity more.
(d) Butterflies are much more colorful than birds.

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does China Iron feel for the first time as the Colonel talks about Martín?
(a) That she misses her children.
(b) That she owns something.
(c) That the economy is unfairly structured.
(d) That she loves Martín.

10. With whom did Martín live when he first came to the Indian encampment?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Kauka.
(c) Cruz.
(d) His children.

11. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what is the inside of Martín's home decorated with?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Animal bones.
(d) Animal skins.

12. In "Light is Doubled on the Islands," what excuse does Liz give when she goes into town to buy nets?
(a) They are for protecting fruit crops from birds.
(b) They are to control mosquitoes.
(c) They are for wedding dresses.
(d) They are for fishing.

13. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say life uses "to make us and to kill us" (150)?
(a) Grief.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Love.

14. In "Punch and Whisky," why are the officers avoiding Liz?
(a) They are afraid of the Colonel's jealousy.
(b) They know that the Colonel is angry at Liz.
(c) Talking to a white woman makes them nervous.
(d) They have heard rumors about her relationship with China Iron.

15. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what symbolizes China Iron's and Martín's new gender identities?
(a) Their names.
(b) Their hair.
(c) Their households.
(d) Their body paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say is the only thing the group can do while traveling through Indian Territory?

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the name of the first Indian to embrace China Iron?

3. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," with whom is China Iron reunited?

4. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," China Iron talks about growing plants on "wampos" piled with earth. Where are these plants growing?

5. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," where does the community decide to relocate to?

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