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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. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what realization does China Iron have about the tea she is drinking?
(a) It holds the same place in British culture that coffee holds in her own.
(b) Drinking it makes her more like the British than she wants to be.
(c) It represents the suffering of laborers.
(d) It would be more efficient to grow the tea in Argentina instead of importing it.

2. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) The monarchy.
(d) Speed.

3. In his remarks about the role of the gauchos in "Tangled Legs," what importance does the Colonel assign them?
(a) They are just as important as the Indians.
(b) They are less important than cattle lice.
(c) They are just as important as his cattle.
(d) They are more important even than himself.

4. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," how does the idea of dragons in the pampas make China Iron feel?
(a) Amused.
(b) Safe.
(c) Skeptical.
(d) Afraid.

5. To what indigenous group did Rosario's mother belong?
(a) Charrúa.
(b) Guaraní.
(c) Quechua.
(d) Tehuelche.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what reason does the Colonel give for allowing Martín to sing to the workers?

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what is the most shocking thing that Hernández accuses the gauchos of?

3. In "Tangled Legs," what comparison does Liz make that shocks China Iron?

4. Who is Juan Manuel de Rosas?

5. In "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones," what does Liz say about China Iron's people?

(see the answer key)

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