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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," where does the community decide to relocate to?
(a) Kutral-Có.
(b) Mewlen.
(c) Wenumpau.
(d) Y pa'û.

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

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

4. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what claim does the Colonel make about having stolen Martín Fierro's writing?
(a) Martín produced the verses while working on his estancia, and that means they belong to the Colonel.
(b) He is ashamed and would rather they keep the information private.
(c) He did him a favor by giving the man a voice.
(d) The work was too crude and uninspired to sell without his editing and revision.

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

6. 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.

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

8. In "Frothing like Foam," where does Rosario's new horse come from?
(a) It is a gift from the Indians.
(b) It is one of the horses stolen from the fort.
(c) It was a gift from the Colonel.
(d) It is another orphan Rosario has collected.

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

10. 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 does not fit into traditional gender categories.
(c) A person who is caught between two cultures.
(d) A person who is born a twin.

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

12. In "Punch and Whisky," what promise does China Iron make to Estreya?
(a) That they will leave the fort soon.
(b) That they will sleep together from now on.
(c) That someday he will live in a house like the Colonel's.
(d) That she will never leave his side again.

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

14. In "Goodbye Colonel," when Liz asks where the Colonel thinks her husband is, what is his ultimate conclusion?
(a) Oscar has probably been captured by Indians.
(b) Oscar has probably deserted her.
(c) Oscar is probably in jail.
(d) Oscar is probably serving in the Argentine army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In return for her forgiveness in "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz make the Colonel agree to?

2. In "The Whip and the Rod," who first tells China Iron and Liz about the gaucho poet?

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

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what noise does the group first hear from the Indians?

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

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