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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Part Two: The Fort": "Dressed to the Nines" through "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz do that surprises and pleases China Iron?
(a) Gives China her own gun.
(b) Feeds her own food to Estreya.
(c) Cuts her hair short.
(d) Kisses her.

2. In the opening of "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what is China Iron learning about?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Deduction.
(c) Abstraction.
(d) Philosophy.

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the full name that China Iron creates for herself?
(a) China Josephine Iron Estreya.
(b) China Josephine Star Iron.
(c) China Seraphina Star Iron.
(d) China Iron Seraphina Estreya.

4. What is the "mate" referred to at the end of "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) A breakfast porridge.
(b) A partner.
(c) A caffeine-rich beverage.
(d) A mortar and pestle.

5. What happens at the end of the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear"?
(a) The Colonel makes a drunken pass at Liz.
(b) China Iron gets sick to her stomach from drinking so much red wine.
(c) China Iron begins to wonder if they are more hostage than guest at the estancia.
(d) The Colonel passes out from drinking and injures himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "British Science," what book does Liz read aloud?

2. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?

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

4. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the Colonel's perspective on the importation of European livestock?

5. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?

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