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

2. In "Do Come In, My Dear," how does Hernández refer to England?
(a) Fair Albion.
(b) Old Dart.
(c) Old Blighty.
(d) Land of Hope and Glory.

3. On page 98 of "Tangled Legs," what technique is being used when China Iron says that people started singing Martín Fierro's songs in places he had never been, "as I would discover right there in Hernández's fort"?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

5. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how do China Iron and Liz navigate?
(a) Using a map.
(b) Using a compass.
(c) Using the stars.
(d) Using markers on the land itself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Suspended in the Air," what wakes China Iron in the middle of the night?

2. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?

3. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz do that surprises and pleases China Iron?

4. In "An Orphan's Fate," why does the landowner's son kill Rosario's horse?

5. When is the spring in Argentina?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what causes China Iron to become so protective of her clothing, Liz, and Estreya?

4. In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what similarity does China Iron see between Rosario, his lamb, and the other animals he adopts?

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

6. In "The Wagon," how is it that China Iron says she knows that her story is true?

7. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what is the punishment that Miss Daisy devises for the men who attacked her?

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

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

10. In "A Prophet With a Paintbrush," what motive for coming to Argentina does Liz reveal?

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