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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 "La China Isn't a Name," what is the full name that China Iron creates for herself?
(a) China Iron Seraphina Estreya.
(b) China Josephine Iron Estreya.
(c) China Josephine Star Iron.
(d) China Seraphina Star Iron.

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does the Colonel say about the mixed ancestry of the gauchos?
(a) They represent both the past and the future of Argentina.
(b) They are a new kind of man.
(c) Their loyalties are always divided.
(d) They did not inherit the best qualities of either race.

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

4. What is a "carancho"?
(a) A ranch hand.
(b) A desert-dwelling wild cat.
(c) A large bird of prey.
(d) An estancia owner.

5. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is Campo Malo"?
(a) This is what the gauchos call the fort.
(b) The place where gauchos are tortured and imprisoned.
(c) A rival fort that the Colonel is going to attack.
(d) A nearby Indian encampment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to Liz?

3. In "Colours Became Detached from Their Objects," what two colors does China Iron mostly focus on?

4. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what realization does China Iron have about the tea she is drinking?

5. In "British Science," what has China Iron begun to call Rosario?

(see the answer key)

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