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. What is the "mate" referred to at the end of "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) A breakfast porridge.
(b) A mortar and pestle.
(c) A caffeine-rich beverage.
(d) A partner.

2. In "The Whip and the Rod," what does China Iron observe about the way work happens at the fort?
(a) All of the profit goes to the Colonel, but he does not seem to do any of the work.
(b) It seems to make the gauchos and the chinas happy to be productive.
(c) It is done assembly-line style, with each worker engaged in one small repetitive task all day.
(d) Some of the workers seem to be deliberately sabotaging the process.

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

4. What Biblical allusion does China Iron make in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) The story of Lot's wife.
(b) The story of Noah's ark.
(c) The story of the Good Samaritan.
(d) The story of Jonah and the great fish.

5. What new information does China Iron learn about Martín in "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer"?
(a) Martín is actually the son of a landowner.
(b) Martín has engaged in homosexual sex.
(c) Martín is headed back to the settlement to find her.
(d) Martín has killed several more people than she already knew about.