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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 "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?
(a) She thinks that Liz might have been happier to stay at the fort and is afraid for their future.
(b) She realizes that Liz was only pretending to like the Colonel's ideas the whole time at the fort.
(c) She feels like Liz is being distant and acting like they have never been intimate.
(d) She wonders if she really knows Liz as well as she thinks she does.

2. On page 152 of "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does the first Indian to speak to China Iron call her?
(a) "Señora Fierro."
(b) "English girl-boy."
(c) "Two-spirit."
(d) "China Josephine Star Iron."

3. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what does China Iron reveal sometimes get stuck in the trees?
(a) Their tents.
(b) The children.
(c) Their hammocks.
(d) Their cattle.

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

5. With whom did Martín live when he first came to the Indian encampment?
(a) Kauka.
(b) Cruz.
(c) His children.
(d) Oscar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Whip and the Rod," what does China Iron observe about the way work happens at the fort?

2. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does China Iron feel for the first time as the Colonel talks about Martín?

3. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the name of the lagoon?

4. In "An Erratic Flight," what does China Iron say "doubles happiness" (148)?

5. In return for her forgiveness in "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz make the Colonel agree to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what argument does the community have, and who is on each side of the dispute?

2. Describe the variety of people living at the Indian encampment.

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

4. Explain how the Indian cook and his assistants get their portion of food.

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

6. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron feel is happening when she first embraces Kauka, and what does it cause her to realize?

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

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

9. What is ironic about the Colonel's belief that he did Martín Fierro a favor by stealing his poetry?

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

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