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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what does China Iron reveal about her early life?
(a) She once tried to kill La Negra.
(b) She tried to run away and join a convent.
(c) Martín Fierro knew who her biological parents were.
(d) El Negro tried to sexually abuse her.

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what is the most shocking thing that Hernández accuses the gauchos of?
(a) Murder.
(b) Vandalism.
(c) Incest.
(d) Theft.

3. In "I Climaxed Too," what dynamic between China Iron and Liz is revealed?
(a) Liz dominates and controls their relationship.
(b) China Iron has been secretly manipulating Liz's emotions.
(c) China Iron is too innocent to understand Liz's intentions.
(d) Liz is only attracted to the more feminine aspects of China Iron's personality.

4. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does China Iron do when the women realize they are close to a group of Indians?
(a) Disguises herself as a man.
(b) Begs Liz to turn the wagon around.
(c) Begins to teach Liz a few words of their language.
(d) Loads both shotguns and teaches Liz to shoot.

5. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," which indigenous group are China Iron and the others traveling towards?
(a) Quechua.
(b) Tehuelche.
(c) Charrúa.
(d) Guaraní.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?

2. In In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does Liz say makes scones taste better?

3. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," China Iron's husband is "conscripted." What happens to him?

4. When China Iron was a small child, where did she often hide?

5. In "British Science," what object does China Iron become fascinated with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what ideas about the gauchos does the Colonel express?

2. In "British Science," what book does Liz read to China Iron, and what odd conclusion does it lead China Iron to?

3. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what are the two kinds of perspective that China Iron is learning?

4. Of all of the creatures that Liz draws for China Iron, which one most captures her imagination, and why?

5. In "By Dint of Force," what is Liz's theory about Great Britain's reaction to its geography?

6. In "Colors Become Detached from Their Objects," what is the significance of China Iron's comparison of Liz to a mare and a puma?

7. How does China Iron get her name, and where do its parts come from?

8. In "An Orphan's Fate," what does Rosario do after he kills the landowner's son?

9. Explain the analogy that China Iron uses in "British Science," in which she compares Great Britain to a "voracious heart" (55).

10. Describe China Iron's life before she leaves on her journey with Liz.

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