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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 "We Branded Each and Every Animal," which indigenous group are China Iron and the others traveling towards?
(a) Guaraní.
(b) Tehuelche.
(c) Quechua.
(d) Charrúa.

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does Hernández suggest might have deterred the gauchos from their crime in the first place?
(a) If they had not all been so drunk, they might not have committed the crime.
(b) If Miss Daisy had been a nicer teacher, they might not have committed the crime.
(c) If they had been white, they might not have committed such a crime.
(d) If Miss Daisy had not been so pretty, they might not have committed the crime.

3. In "Colours Became Detached from Their Objects," what two colors does China Iron mostly focus on?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Yellow and white.
(c) Black and yellow.
(d) Red and black.

4. In "Tangled Legs," what comparison does Liz make that shocks China Iron?
(a) She compares Hernández to God.
(b) She compares the fort to Paradise.
(c) She compares Rosario to a parasite.
(d) She compares China Iron to a dog.

5. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does China Iron do when the women realize they are close to a group of Indians?
(a) Disguises herself as a man.
(b) Loads both shotguns and teaches Liz to shoot.
(c) Begs Liz to turn the wagon around.
(d) Begins to teach Liz a few words of their language.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," whom does Liz ask to see?

2. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz compare their journey to?

3. In In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does Liz say makes scones taste better?

4. In "Suspended in the Air," what wakes China Iron in the middle of the night?

5. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what does Rosario see coming toward them when the dust settles?

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