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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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) Two days.
(b) A week.
(c) They never notice.
(d) They notice immediately.

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

5. In "I Wish You Could See Us," what characteristic of the community's traveling does China Iron stress?
(a) It is desperate.
(b) It is stealthy.
(c) It is swift.
(d) It is constant.

6. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what do the Indians use to draw on their skin?
(a) Ground bark.
(b) Pollen.
(c) Blood.
(d) Powdered bones.

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

8. On page 120 of "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does the Colonel call a "plague that all these starving peasants are trying to bring over from Europe"?
(a) Universal suffrage.
(b) Communism.
(c) Modern industry.
(d) Labor Unions.

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

10. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what name does China Iron learn for the wind?
(a) Paraná.
(b) Mewlen.
(c) Nahuela.
(d) Kutral-Có.

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

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

13. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say is the only thing the group can do while traveling through Indian Territory?
(a) Plan their defense in case of attack.
(b) Confront the Indians about their tracking.
(c) Pray.
(d) Sing.

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

15. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what noise does the group first hear from the Indians?
(a) Singing.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Laughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron call "paradise" (150)?

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does the word "Winka" refer to?

3. In "Punch and Whisky," why does Liz use lemons and oranges to make her punch?

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

5. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what claim does the Colonel make about having stolen Martín Fierro's writing?

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