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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Part Two: The Fort": "The Whip and the Rod" through "Goodbye, Colonel".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Whip and the Rod," who first tells China Iron and Liz about the gaucho poet?
(a) Rosario.
(b) Miss Daisy.
(c) The Colonel.
(d) The Little Daisies.

2. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does the Colonel fear the gauchos will do when they realize that their numbers give them power?
(a) Form collectives.
(b) Rise up and kill the landowners and overseers.
(c) Nationalize the estancias.
(d) Put down their tools and walk off the estancias.

3. In "You Fucking Whore!" how many men are murdered by jealous gauchos?
(a) 12.
(b) 31.
(c) 20.
(d) 3.

4. In "British Science," what book does Liz read aloud?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Frankenstein.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Don Quixote.

5. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," how does the idea of dragons in the pampas make China Iron feel?
(a) Safe.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Amused.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "British Science," what object does China Iron become fascinated with?

2. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is Campo Malo"?

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

4. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what does Liz draw for China Iron at night?

5. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?

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