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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 "Under the British Empire," where does Liz tell China Iron Great Britain is?
(a) Far away across the ocean.
(b) Halfway between Argentina and China.
(c) Near the top of the globe.
(d) In the exact center of the globe.

2. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what tells them that they are nearing the desert?
(a) They begin to see the tracks of Indians.
(b) They begin to see desert animals.
(c) They begin to see desert plants.
(d) They begin to see sand dunes.

3. In "British Science," what has China Iron begun to call Rosario?
(a) Rosarito.
(b) Vaquero.
(c) Gaucho.
(d) Rosa.

4. In "The Wagon," what mission has Liz undertaken?
(a) Teaching China Iron to read and write.
(b) Learning how to drive a wagon and ride a horse.
(c) Rescuing her husband and taking over the ranch they were supposed to run.
(d) Learning Spanish and teaching China Iron English.

5. In the opening of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," to what does the Colonel compare the Indians?
(a) Dragons.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Demons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how do China Iron and Liz navigate?

2. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what makes China Iron wish to be British?

3. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?

4. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what does Hernández declare is his "purpose in life" (87)?

5. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," how does the idea of dragons in the pampas make China Iron feel?

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