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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 "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz suggest the Colonel do to improve his health?
(a) Drink tea.
(b) Exercise with his men.
(c) Take more naps.
(d) Stop drinking cãna.

2. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?
(a) A branding iron.
(b) A device used to find water.
(c) A wagon axle.
(d) A lightening rod.

3. In "Goodbye Colonel," when Liz asks where the Colonel thinks her husband is, what is his ultimate conclusion?
(a) Oscar has probably deserted her.
(b) Oscar has probably been captured by Indians.
(c) Oscar is probably in jail.
(d) Oscar is probably serving in the Argentine army.

4. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron conclude about the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) That the people there are unusually violent.
(b) That it is unfair how much wealth is in that part of the world.
(c) That things must grow upward more easily there.
(d) That it is just pretend, like Liz's example of a head without a body.

5. About how old is China Iron when she gets married?
(a) 11 or 12.
(b) 20 or 21.
(c) 17 or 18.
(d) 14 or 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tangled Legs," what word does the Colonel use to refer to his female servants?

2. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what do the travelers see being constructed outside the fort?

3. In "Tangled Legs," what is the main point of the poem that the gauchos recite?

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

5. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?

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