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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 "The Whip and the Rod," what is Campo Malo"?
(a) The place where gauchos are tortured and imprisoned.
(b) A nearby Indian encampment.
(c) This is what the gauchos call the fort.
(d) A rival fort that the Colonel is going to attack.

2. Who is asking for China Iron's forgiveness in "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now"?
(a) Liz.
(b) Kauka.
(c) Raúl.
(d) Martín.

3. In "The Whip and the Rod," who first tells China Iron and Liz about the gaucho poet?
(a) The Colonel.
(b) Miss Daisy.
(c) Rosario.
(d) The Little Daisies.

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the literal explanation for China Iron's vision of the living lagoon?
(a) She has ingested psychedelic mushrooms.
(b) She is drunk on both whisky and caña.
(c) She has fallen asleep beside the fire.
(d) She is having a psychotic break.

5. In "An Erratic Flight," what is the literal reason that the travelers get rid of some of their possessions?
(a) They need room in the wagon for more water.
(b) Some of their clothing and blankets are contaminated.
(c) They need to lighten the load the wagon is carrying.
(d) All of them are trying to leave their past behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Oscar reveal that the Colonel offered him?

2. In "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz suggest the Colonel do to improve his health?

3. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," how does China Iron react to Liz's story about her final conversation with the Colonel?

4. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what is different about the area where the community decides to relocate?

5. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what symbolizes China Iron's and Martín's new gender identities?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," how do the Indians come to speak perfect Spanish?

2. When China Iron swims in the lagoon in In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what vision does she have?

3. While the Colonel is telling Martin's story in "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," why is China Iron both fearful and relieved?

4. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what causes China Iron to want to hit the Colonel with a stick?

5. Although it is dispersed over several chapters, what is the chronological story of the community's relationship with the Guarani?

6. In what way does the use of indigenous words in "Part Three: Indian Territory" support the novel's themes?

7. Explain what Liz believes about Campo Malo and its relationship to the rest of the fort.

8. In his last conversation with Liz, while they are discussing the Indians, what ideas does the Colonel share about the land and progress?

9. Explain the political organization of China Iron's new community.

10. In "Contemplating the Trees," what specialty have China Iron, Liz, and Rosario developed?

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