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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 "An Orphan's Fate," who is the first man that Rosario kills?
(a) Maria's husband.
(b) His stepfather.
(c) The landowner's son.
(d) His younger brother.

2. In "Under the British Empire," where does Liz tell China Iron Great Britain is?
(a) Near the top of the globe.
(b) Far away across the ocean.
(c) Halfway between Argentina and China.
(d) In the exact center of the globe.

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the full name that China Iron creates for herself?
(a) China Seraphina Star Iron.
(b) China Josephine Iron Estreya.
(c) China Josephine Star Iron.
(d) China Iron Seraphina Estreya.

4. In "A Prophet with a Paint Brush," who is Bruce Scott?
(a) Liz's first husband.
(b) A famous British landscape painter.
(c) The owner of the estancia where Liz and Oscar were headed.
(d) Liz's father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Juan Manuel de Rosas?

2. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?

3. 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?

4. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," whom does Liz ask to see?

5. What Biblical allusion does China Iron make in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Tangled Legs," why does China Iron feel isolated and wounded on their first morning at the estancia?

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

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

4. In "Colors Become Detached from Their Objects," what does China Iron observe about Liz's whiteness?

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

6. In "Suspended in the Air," what is the rhetorical purpose of the extended discussion of vizcachas?

7. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," what observations does China Iron make about the gauchos' attitude toward Indians and whites?

8. In "Under the British Empire," what does Liz teach China Iron about Britain and why is it so confusing to China Iron?

9. When Liz kisses China Iron, in "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how does China Iron respond?

10. In "Tangled Legs," what are Rosario's complaints about how he has to live while at the estancia?

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