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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Part Two: The Fort": "The Whip and the Rod" through "Goodbye, Colonel".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Martín Fierro?
(a) The estancia foreman.
(b) El Negro.
(c) China Iron's husband.
(d) China Iron's biological father.

2. What happens at the end of the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear"?
(a) The Colonel passes out from drinking and injures himself.
(b) China Iron begins to wonder if they are more hostage than guest at the estancia.
(c) China Iron gets sick to her stomach from drinking so much red wine.
(d) The Colonel makes a drunken pass at Liz.

3. In "We Come from Dust," what does China Iron realize that Liz is afraid of?
(a) Running out of water and food.
(b) Indians.
(c) Being swallowed up by the pampas.
(d) Her--China Iron.

4. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the name of the Colonel who is in charge at the fort?
(a) García.
(b) Hernández.
(c) Ruiz.
(d) Moreno.

5. When is the spring in Argentina?
(a) March through May.
(b) December through February.
(c) September through November.
(d) June through August.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Liz and China Iron meet Rosario in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what is he carrying?

2. In "British Science," what is China Iron's response to the book Liz reads to her?

3. In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what causes the pampas to look as if it is erupting?

4. In "Tangled Legs," what is Hernández's purpose in pointing Liz's attention to the lands surrounding the fort?

5. What is the "cãna" referred to several times in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

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