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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 "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?
(a) It produces a lot of carcasses.
(b) It is not advanced scientifically.
(c) It ignores the suffering of the Indians.
(d) It is too focused on men.

2. What is a "carancho"?
(a) A large bird of prey.
(b) A desert-dwelling wild cat.
(c) An estancia owner.
(d) A ranch hand.

3. In "Punch and Whisky," why does Liz use lemons and oranges to make her punch?
(a) They are specifically mentioned in "El Gaucho Martín Fierro."
(b) They are Hernández's favorites.
(c) They will hide how much alcohol she is adding.
(d) There is no other fruit at the estancia.

4. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Speed.
(c) Weapons.
(d) The monarchy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," how does the narrator indicate time passing rapidly?

2. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how do China Iron and Liz navigate?

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 "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does the word "Winka" refer to?

5. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what is the name of China Iron's first love?

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