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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 "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what symbolizes China Iron's and Martín's new gender identities?
2. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what does China Iron reveal sometimes get stuck in the trees?
3. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is the "beef roll"?
4. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," why does China Iron look forward to the rain?
5. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what is different about the area where the community decides to relocate?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," what argument does the community have, and who is on each side of the dispute?
2. In "Contemplating the Trees," what specialty have China Iron, Liz, and Rosario developed?
3. What transformation in Martín does China Iron see when she first visits his tent, and what causes her to feel this way?
4. Explain the political organization of China Iron's new community.
5. Describe the variety of people living at the Indian encampment.
6. How is the fort's work structured like an assembly line, and what is the Colonel's purpose in structuring it this way?
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. In "Punch and Whiskey," what plan does Liz enact?
9. What is Martín's argument for forgiveness in "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now"?
10. Although it is dispersed over several chapters, what is the chronological story of the community's relationship with the Guarani?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you defend a claim about the symbolic nature of food in The Adventures of China Iron. Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you consider the significance of Hernández's plagiarism. What claims is the text making about stories and imperialism? Be sure to offer textual support for your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay in which you make and defend a claim about the purpose of including Miss Daisy and her children as characters. Be sure to support your ideas with textual evidence.
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