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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. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?
(a) The Persecution of Job.
(b) David and Goliath.
(c) Jonah and the Great Fish.
(d) Noah's Ark.

2. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz compare their journey to?
(a) The journey of the Israelites.
(b) The journey of Columbus.
(c) The journey of Marco Polo.
(d) The journey of Joseph and Mary.

3. In "You Fucking Whore!" how many men are murdered by jealous gauchos?
(a) 20.
(b) 31.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

4. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is the "beef roll"?
(a) An execution method.
(b) Cattle theft from neighboring estancias.
(c) The Colonel's favorite dish.
(d) A game involving cattle.

5. In"A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what is the name of the fort?
(a) Las Violetas.
(b) Las Azucenas.
(c) Las Hortensias.
(d) Los Tulipanes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?

2. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," how long have Liz and China Iron been traveling?

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

4. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," when China Iron says, of Liz, "She was my North and I was the quivering needle on a compass," (51), what rhetorical technique is being used?

5. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?

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