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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 compare their journey to?
(a) The journey of Joseph and Mary.
(b) The journey of Columbus.
(c) The journey of Marco Polo.
(d) The journey of the Israelites.

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," how does China Iron end up getting married?
(a) She falls in love with a passing gaucho.
(b) El Negro loses her in a poker game.
(c) La Negra throws her out of the house.
(d) She runs away.

3. When Liz and China Iron meet Rosario in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what is he carrying?
(a) A rope.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A lamb.
(d) A bottle of whisky.

4. In "An Orphan's Fate," who is the first man that Rosario kills?
(a) His stepfather.
(b) The landowner's son.
(c) His younger brother.
(d) Maria's husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the first thing that Liz does when they come to a river?

2. Who is Martín Fierro?

3. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does Hernández suggest might have deterred the gauchos from their crime in the first place?

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

5. How old was Rosario when he left home?

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