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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 "Suspended in the Air," what wakes China Iron in the middle of the night?
(a) A nightmare.
(b) Estreya licking her face.
(c) A noise outside the wagon.
(d) Liz's nearness.

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what happens to China Iron's two sons after her husband is conscripted?
(a) Her husband insists that they go with him.
(b) They both fall ill and die.
(c) She leaves them in the care of a neighbor couple.
(d) She leaves them with La Negra.

3. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what does Rosario see coming toward them when the dust settles?
(a) Various wild animals.
(b) Armed men on horseback.
(c) A cattle stampede.
(d) A wagon headed in the opposite direction.

4. When is the spring in Argentina?
(a) September through November.
(b) June through August.
(c) December through February.
(d) March through May.

5. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the Colonel's perspective on the importation of European livestock?
(a) He believes that it introduces diseases into Argentine stock.
(b) He believes that it improves Argentine stock.
(c) He believes that it is driving prices up.
(d) He believes that it is an unnecessary example of European vanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," to what does the Colonel compare the Indians?

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does Hernández suggest might have deterred the gauchos from their crime in the first place?

3. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does the Colonel say about the mixed ancestry of the gauchos?

4. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," from whom has China Iron heard terrifying stories about Indian raids?

5. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what causes China Iron to draw her knife?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Wagon," what practical and personal reasons does China Iron believe Liz has for taking her along on her journey?

2. In "Tangled Legs," why does China Iron compare the ditch to a branding iron?

3. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," who is Raúl, and what happens to him?

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

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

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

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

8. What metaphor does China Iron use to describe the Colonel's vomit in In "Colors Become Detached from Their Objects," and what is its significance?

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

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

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