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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 "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?
(a) Flying.
(b) Hearing a story.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Singing a song.

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what name does China Iron give her dog?
(a) Carancho.
(b) Dorado.
(c) Estancia.
(d) Estreya.

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," what does China Iron see for the first time?
(a) An Indian girl her own age.
(b) A petticoat.
(c) Her own reflection in a mirror.
(d) Printed words.

4. How old was Rosario when he left home?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," to what does China Iron compare the Indians they are following?

4. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?

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

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