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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. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the name of the Colonel who is in charge at the fort?

2. In "Tangled Legs," what is China Iron's reaction to many of the military customs she encounters?

3. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?

4. In "Tangled Legs," what is the main point of the poem that the gauchos recite?

5. In "Colours Became Detached from Their Objects," what two colors does China Iron mostly focus on?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what ideas about the gauchos does the Colonel express?

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

3. How does China Iron get her name, and where do its parts come from?

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

5. In "An Orphan's Fate," what does Rosario do after he kills the landowner's son?

6. In "The Wagon," what practical and personal reasons does China Iron believe Liz has for taking her along on her journey?

7. In "Tangled Legs," why does China Iron feel isolated and wounded on their first morning at the estancia?

8. Explain the analogy that China Iron uses in "British Science," in which she compares Great Britain to a "voracious heart" (55).

9. When Liz kisses China Iron, in "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how does China Iron respond?

10. Describe China Iron's life before she leaves on her journey with Liz.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you choose two characters (male or female) and compare and contrast their attitudes toward women. Support your claims with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you make a claim about the symbolic significance of Hernández's estancia. Consider not only the characteristics of the estancia and the events that transpire there but also the fact that it is owned by Hernández. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you evaluate the utopia in "Part Three: Indian Territory." Divide your essay into two sections. First, provide an analytical section in which you show why this is a "paradise" for China Iron, using textual evidence to back your claims. Second, make and defend a claim about whether this is a more generalizable utopia--that is, would it function as a paradise for most humans? In this second section, you are not being asked to make moral or ethical claims. Instead, base your evaluation in psychological and sociological research on human happiness. Be sure to cite all sources in MLA format.

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