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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 "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to the puppy that she eventually adopts?
(a) It is starving and sick.
(b) It is an English dog.
(c) It seems unusually clever.
(d) Its youth and radiance.

2. How does Liz try to make sure that they will be safe at the fort?
(a) She coaches China Iron and Rosario in what to say.
(b) She forges a letter from an official in Buenos Aires.
(c) She dresses everyone in English clothing.
(d) She puts together a stack of presents and money to use as bribes.

3. In "Under the British Empire," where does Liz tell China Iron Great Britain is?
(a) Near the top of the globe.
(b) Halfway between Argentina and China.
(c) Far away across the ocean.
(d) In the exact center of the globe.

4. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," to what does China Iron compare the Indians they are following?
(a) Cats.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Wolves.

5. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what tells them that they are nearing the desert?
(a) They begin to see desert animals.
(b) They begin to see the tracks of Indians.
(c) They begin to see sand dunes.
(d) They begin to see desert plants.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what indigenous group did Rosario's mother belong?

2. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what does Liz draw for China Iron at night?

3. According to Liz in "Punch and Whisky," what kind of food is curry?

4. In "Punch and Whisky," why are the officers avoiding Liz?

5. Who is Juan Manuel de Rosas?

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