Question 1

The Adventures of China Iron

In "La China Isn't a Name," what changes for China Iron the first time she sees herself in a mirror?

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Question 2

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In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what causes China Iron to become so protective of her clothing, Liz, and Estreya?

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

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

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Question 6

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

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Question 7

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In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what similarity does China Iron see between Rosario, his lamb, and the other animals he adopts?

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Question 8

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In "By Dint of Force," what is Liz's theory about Great Britain's reaction to its geography?

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Question 9

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In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does China Iron come to realize about drinking tea, using cotton towels, and so on?

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

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In "British Science," what book does Liz read to China Iron, and what odd conclusion does it lead China Iron to?

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Question 12

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

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Question 13

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

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Question 14

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In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," what observations does China Iron make about the gauchos' attitude toward Indians and whites?

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Question 15

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In "An Orphan's Fate," how does Rosario come to live as a gaucho on an estancia?

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Question 16

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

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Question 17

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In "I Was Burning My Bridges," who is Raúl, and what happens to him?

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Question 18

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In "A Prophet With a Paintbrush," what motive for coming to Argentina does Liz reveal?

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Question 19

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In "Colors Become Detached from Their Objects," what does China Iron observe about Liz's whiteness?

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Question 20

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

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Question 21

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What metaphor does China Iron use to describe the Colonel's vomit in In "Colors Become Detached from Their Objects," and what is its significance?

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Question 22

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

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Question 23

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

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Question 24

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In "Tangled Legs," what are Rosario's complaints about how he has to live while at the estancia?

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Question 25

Mississippi Trial, 1955

Grandpa is reading the newspaper and he gets mad. What is he mad about? (page 11) When grandpa reads the newspaper, he gets mad about?

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