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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Frothing like Foam" through "Most Were Naked and Beautiful.".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what does Hernández declare is his "purpose in life" (87)?
(a) To create better working conditions for the gauchos.
(b) Bringing trains to Argentina.
(c) Becoming the President of Argentina.
(d) To make Liz comfortable in Argentina.

2. In "Tangled Legs," what word does the Colonel use to refer to his female servants?
(a) Parasites.
(b) Ladies.
(c) Larvae.
(d) China.

3. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," whom does Liz ask to see?
(a) Miss Daisy.
(b) The gauchos who committed the crime against Miss Daisy.
(c) Miss Daisy's children.
(d) The children born of incest.

4. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what causes China Iron to draw her knife?
(a) The Colonel refers to her as a "lady."
(b) One of the gauchos makes a pass at her.
(c) She thinks that Liz is in danger.
(d) She is jealous of the way the Colonel and Liz seem to be flirting.

5. During the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear," to which two animals does China Iron compare Liz?
(a) A rabbit and a bird.
(b) A puma and a wild horse.
(c) A caiman and a vulture.
(d) A tiger and a bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Frothing like Foam," where does Rosario's new horse come from?

2. In "British Science," as China Iron lays awake at night, what idea occurs to her for the first time?

3. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?

4. In "As If the Milky Way Began or Ended Right There in Her Hands," what does China Iron say they will arrive at the Indian encampment "armed with" (143)?

5. In"A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what is the name of the fort?

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