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

2. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what realization does China Iron have about the tea she is drinking?
(a) Drinking it makes her more like the British than she wants to be.
(b) It holds the same place in British culture that coffee holds in her own.
(c) It would be more efficient to grow the tea in Argentina instead of importing it.
(d) It represents the suffering of laborers.

3. In "Tangled Legs," what does the Colonel reveal the purpose of the ditch to be?
(a) It is intended more to keep the gauchos in than it is to keep people out.
(b) It is the linchpin of his defenses against Indian raids.
(c) It is a burial ground for those killed fighting the Indians.
(d) It is a way of breaking new gauchos to accept his authority and discipline.

4. In "British Science," what object does China Iron become fascinated with?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A book of myths.
(c) A pepper mill.
(d) A compass.

5. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what crime is Miss Daisy the victim of?
(a) Her child is killed in front of her.
(b) Kidnap and torture.
(c) Threats of violence that culminate in a public beating.
(d) A gang rape and brutal physical attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," how long have Liz and China Iron been traveling?

2. In "Tangled Legs," what is the main point of the poem that the gauchos recite?

3. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?

4. In "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz suggest the Colonel do to improve his health?

5. In "The Whip and the Rod," who first tells China Iron and Liz about the gaucho poet?

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