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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 "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what is different about the area where the community decides to relocate?
(a) It is dominated by water.
(b) It is much colder.
(c) It is dominated by sand dunes.
(d) It is much flatter.

2. In "Punch and Whisky," what surprise does Liz prepare for the Colonel?
(a) A performance of "El Gaucho Martín Fierro."
(b) A special dinner.
(c) A romantic picnic under an ombú tree.
(d) A trip to the countryside.

3. In the beginning of "An Erratic Flight," what is China Iron conveying with her list of colors?
(a) Earlier in her journey she was too anxious to notice the beauty of her surroundings.
(b) The hilly area they have entered is much more colorful than the plains they came from.
(c) Butterflies are much more colorful than birds.
(d) Now that she is more experienced in the world, she appreciates diversity more.

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is a "two-spirit"?
(a) A person who is caught between two cultures.
(b) A person who does not fit into traditional gender categories.
(c) A person who is haunted by a dead loved one.
(d) A person who is born a twin.

5. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what claim does the Colonel make about having stolen Martín Fierro's writing?
(a) He is ashamed and would rather they keep the information private.
(b) The work was too crude and uninspired to sell without his editing and revision.
(c) He did him a favor by giving the man a voice.
(d) Martín produced the verses while working on his estancia, and that means they belong to the Colonel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is the "beef roll"?

2. What is Liz's belief about the savage punishments they see happening in In "The Whip and the Rod"?

3. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," China Iron talks about growing plants on "wampos" piled with earth. Where are these plants growing?

4. In "An Erratic Flight," what is the literal reason that the travelers get rid of some of their possessions?

5. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," why is China Iron's new community concerned about their lack of weaponry?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Contemplating the Trees," what do most of the plants that China Iron describes seem to have in common, and what is their purpose?

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

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

4. In "Frothing like Foam," why is China divided in her feelings about the Colonel and the fort?

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

6. 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?

7. In "Punch and Whiskey," what is the likely reason for Liz's behavior towards the Colonel on the day after the party?

8. In "Punch and Whiskey," what plan does Liz enact?

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

10. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," who is the long-braided man in the flamingo robe, and what happens when China Iron meets him?

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