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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 "It Was the Brightness of the Light," China Iron's husband is "conscripted." What happens to him?
(a) He is seriously injured by a horse.
(b) He is drowned in the flooded river.
(c) He is forced into service in the army.
(d) He is jailed for a debt.

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

3. In "Dressed to the Nines," what makes China Iron, Liz, and Rosario love one another even more?
(a) The knowledge that the end of their journey will probably mean separating.
(b) Bones that remind them of their own mortality.
(c) Having shared their histories with one another.
(d) Staying up late drinking and making up stories.

4. In "The Earth Croaked," what does the presence of flamingos and herons tell China Iron?
(a) The Indians are close by.
(b) There is a lagoon ahead.
(c) A storm is coming.
(d) It is the end of summer.

5. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what does China Iron reveal about her early life?
(a) Martín Fierro knew who her biological parents were.
(b) She once tried to kill La Negra.
(c) El Negro tried to sexually abuse her.
(d) She tried to run away and join a convent.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what name does China Iron give her dog?

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," why do the travelers not know where to stop their wagon?

3. In "Punch and Whisky," why does China Iron spend the day listening to the Colonel's drunken ramblings?

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what is a "two-spirit"?

5. In "The Earth Croaked," when Rosario catches the cuys, what does China Iron realize?

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