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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Frothing like Foam" through "Most Were Naked and Beautiful.".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the Colonel's perspective on the importation of European livestock?
(a) He believes that it introduces diseases into Argentine stock.
(b) He believes that it is an unnecessary example of European vanity.
(c) He believes that it is driving prices up.
(d) He believes that it improves Argentine stock.

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron call "paradise" (150)?
(a) The desert.
(b) The open sky.
(c) Estreya's love.
(d) Her relationship with Liz.

3. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what do the travelers see being constructed outside the fort?
(a) Fencing.
(b) A ditch.
(c) A tower.
(d) A gallows.

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

5. During the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear," to which two animals does China Iron compare Liz?
(a) A tiger and a bear.
(b) A caiman and a vulture.
(c) A puma and a wild horse.
(d) A rabbit and a bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Tangled Legs," what comparison does Liz make that shocks China Iron?

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," with whom is China Iron reunited?

3. In the beginning of "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does China Iron say about her relationship with Liz?

4. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," which indigenous group are China Iron and the others traveling towards?

5. In "An Erratic Flight," what is the literal reason that the travelers get rid of some of their possessions?

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