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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," why does the landowner's son kill Rosario's horse?
(a) It threw him.
(b) Rosario stole his girlfriend.
(c) It kicked him.
(d) Rosario threatened him.

2. Who is Juan Manuel de Rosas?
(a) Rosario's stepfather.
(b) China Iron's biological father.
(c) An Argentine dictator.
(d) A famous Argentinian writer.

3. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does Hernández suggest might have deterred the gauchos from their crime in the first place?
(a) If they had been white, they might not have committed such a crime.
(b) If they had not all been so drunk, they might not have committed the crime.
(c) If Miss Daisy had been a nicer teacher, they might not have committed the crime.
(d) If Miss Daisy had not been so pretty, they might not have committed the crime.

4. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Flying.
(c) Hearing a story.
(d) Singing a song.

5. When China Iron was a small child, where did she often hide?
(a) In the neighbor's hut.
(b) In a trunk.
(c) In the closet.
(d) In a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Prophet with a Paint Brush," who is Bruce Scott?

2. About how old is China Iron when she gets married?

3. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," how does the idea of dragons in the pampas make China Iron feel?

4. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what tells them that they are nearing the desert?

5. In "British Science," to what does China Iron compare Argentina?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does China Iron come to realize about drinking tea, using cotton towels, and so on?

6. In "An Orphan's Fate," how does Rosario come to live as a gaucho on an estancia?

7. 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?

8. In "Tangled Legs," what does the recitation of the poem imply about the Colonel's identity, and how is this implication confirmed?

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

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

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