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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. According to Liz in "Punch and Whisky," what kind of food is curry?
(a) Argentine.
(b) American.
(c) English.
(d) African.

2. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what name does China Iron learn for the wind?
(a) Nahuela.
(b) Mewlen.
(c) Kutral-Có.
(d) Paraná.

3. In "Contemplating the Trees," how often does China Iron say people in her community need to work?
(a) They work five days a week and then take two days off.
(b) Everyone has to work hard every day.
(c) They work one month and then have two months off.
(d) They work hard in the spring through the fall, and take the winter off.

4. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Liz give China Iron?
(a) The diamond ring.
(b) The wagon that they traveled in together.
(c) The oxen from the wagon.
(d) A china teapot.

5. In "Punch and Whisky," why does China Iron spend the day listening to the Colonel's drunken ramblings?
(a) She is trying to figure out how to get justice for her family.
(b) She is interested in his ideas about the Argentine economy.
(c) He physically prevents her from leaving him.
(d) Liz has told her to keep the Colonel occupied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescues Martín from the Colonel's estancia?

2. While they are still traveling in "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," when does the group expect to see "their" gauchos again?

3. In "I Wish You Could See Us," what characteristic of the community's traveling does China Iron stress?

4. In "Punch and Whisky," what surprise does Liz prepare for the Colonel?

5. In In "The Whip and the Rod," on page 116, when China Iron asks Liz why she is being so domineering, what does Liz reply?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What is Martín's argument for forgiveness in "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now"?

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

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

8. Describe the final image of her community with which China Iron ends her story.

9. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," how does the Colonel end up seemingly offending Liz?

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

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