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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Liz and China Iron meet Rosario in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what is he carrying?

2. How old was Rosario when he left home?

3. When China Iron sees the distress of the cow whose calf has been killed in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what does she briefly think of?

4. In "La China Isn't a Name," how does Liz react to learning that China Iron does not have her own name?

5. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Suspended in the Air," what is the rhetorical purpose of the extended discussion of vizcachas?

4. Of all of the creatures that Liz draws for China Iron, which one most captures her imagination, and why?

5. In "Colors Become Detached from Their Objects," what is the significance of China Iron's comparison of Liz to a mare and a puma?

6. In "Tangled Legs," what does the recitation of the poem imply about the Colonel's identity, and how is this implication confirmed?

7. In "Under the British Empire," what does Liz teach China Iron about Britain and why is it so confusing to China Iron?

8. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what are the two kinds of perspective that China Iron is learning?

9. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," why do they brand the cattle, and how is it accomplished?

10. In "The Wagon," what does China Iron discover about the dust and Liz's feelings about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you evaluate Martín Fierro's apology to China Iron. Consider the form his apology takes, the context in which he gives it, the extent to which he takes responsibility for his past actions, and his argument for why he deserves China Iron's forgiveness. For this essay, you will make ethical arguments that are not falsifiable, and you should not be concerned with trying to find evidence to support your own moral beliefs. Rather, you should focus on providing textual evidence to support the way in which you are choosing to apply those moral beliefs to the specific case of Martín's apology.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the changes in Liz's behavior while they are at Hernández's fort. Your essay should explain what changes in her behavior, what part of the changes is pretense and what part is sincere, and what the significance of the changes is to the overall text. Be sure to offer textual evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explain the novel's claims about Indians as "other" in the process of building an Argentine identity. Be sure to support your ideas with support from the text.

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