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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. How old was Rosario when he left home?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

2. 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) Staying up late drinking and making up stories.
(c) Bones that remind them of their own mortality.
(d) Having shared their histories with one another.

3. In "By Dint of Force," who is Braulio?
(a) A dog.
(b) A foal.
(c) A lamb.
(d) A calf.

4. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what is the most shocking thing that Hernández accuses the gauchos of?
(a) Vandalism.
(b) Incest.
(c) Theft.
(d) Murder.

5. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," to what does China Iron compare the Indians they are following?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Cats.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," how does China Iron end up getting married?

2. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron wear for the first time in her life?

3. In "A Prophet with a Paint Brush," who is Bruce Scott?

4. What is Elizabeth's husband's name?

5. In "Tangled Legs," what is China Iron's reaction to many of the military customs she encounters?

(see the answer key)

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