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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. What is the "mate" referred to at the end of "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
2. What is the meaning of China Iron's dog's name?
3. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to Liz?
4. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," to what does China Iron compare the Indians they are following?
5. What is a "carancho"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what ideas about the gauchos does the Colonel express?
2. In "The Wagon," what practical and personal reasons does China Iron believe Liz has for taking her along on her journey?
3. In "An Orphan's Fate," how does Rosario come to live as a gaucho on an estancia?
4. Of all of the creatures that Liz draws for China Iron, which one most captures her imagination, and why?
5. In "Tangled Legs," why does China Iron feel isolated and wounded on their first morning at the estancia?
6. Explain the analogy that China Iron uses in "British Science," in which she compares Great Britain to a "voracious heart" (55).
7. In "Tangled Legs," why does China Iron compare the ditch to a branding iron?
8. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," why do they brand the cattle, and how is it accomplished?
9. In "The Wagon," how is it that China Iron says she knows that her story is true?
10. How is China Iron finally freed from her husband and family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you make a claim regarding the significance of China Iron's fair skin. You are not focusing here on the provenance of her skin color within the world of the novel but rather making a claim for its meaning. Support your claim with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make a claim about the significance of China Iron's name. Be sure to consider what her "name" was for the first 14 years of her life, the process of obtaining a name of her own, and the eventual name she chooses. Support your claims with evidence from the text; if you consult outside sources, be sure to credit these in MLA format.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you categorize beliefs about the land held by the characters in The Adventures of China Iron. Support your claims with evidence from the text.
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