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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 "Punch and Whisky," why does China Iron spend the day listening to the Colonel's drunken ramblings?
2. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what is different about the area where the community decides to relocate?
3. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what claim does the Colonel make about Buenos Aires?
4. In "Punch and Whisky," what secret does Liz reveal to China Iron?
5. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is the literal explanation for China Iron's vision of the living lagoon?
Short Essay Questions
1. When China Iron swims in the lagoon in In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what vision does she have?
2. In what way does the use of indigenous words in "Part Three: Indian Territory" support the novel's themes?
3. Explain the political organization of China Iron's new community.
4. Describe the variety of people living at the Indian encampment.
5. What is Martín's argument for forgiveness in "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now"?
6. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what argument does the community have, and who is on each side of the dispute?
7. Explain what Liz believes about Campo Malo and its relationship to the rest of the fort.
8. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," how does the Colonel end up seemingly offending Liz?
9. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," who is the long-braided man in the flamingo robe, and what happens when China Iron meets him?
10. What transformation in Martín does China Iron see when she first visits his tent, and what causes her to feel this way?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you make a claim about the symbolic significance of Liz and China Iron's search for their husbands. Be sure to support your claims with textual evidence.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you consider the thematic motif of sex and sensuality in The Adventures of China Iron. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
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