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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 "La China Isn't a Name," what is the full name that China Iron creates for herself?
(a) China Josephine Star Iron.
(b) China Seraphina Star Iron.
(c) China Josephine Iron Estreya.
(d) China Iron Seraphina Estreya.

2. According to Liz in "Punch and Whisky," what kind of food is curry?
(a) American.
(b) African.
(c) English.
(d) Argentine.

3. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does the Colonel fear the gauchos will do when they realize that their numbers give them power?
(a) Nationalize the estancias.
(b) Put down their tools and walk off the estancias.
(c) Rise up and kill the landowners and overseers.
(d) Form collectives.

4. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," who are the titular "Hapsburgs"?
(a) Children born of incest.
(b) The gauchos.
(c) The Indians.
(d) An unknown group of intruders at the estancia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Do Come In, My Dear," by what name is China Iron introduced?

2. About how old is China Iron when she gets married?

3. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron conclude about the Northern Hemisphere?

4. What is the meaning of China Iron's dog's name?

5. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what does Rosario see coming toward them when the dust settles?

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