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

2. In In "The Whip and the Rod," on page 116, when China Iron asks Liz why she is being so domineering, what does Liz reply?
(a) "This is how you learn."
(b) "But you like it, don't you?"
(c) "Mind how you go, little girl frog."
(d) "Women are like horses."

3. In "We Come from Dust," what does China Iron realize that Liz is afraid of?
(a) Indians.
(b) Her--China Iron.
(c) Being swallowed up by the pampas.
(d) Running out of water and food.

4. What is Liz's belief about the savage punishments they see happening in In "The Whip and the Rod"?
(a) They are necessary so that people learn their place in the world.
(b) They are not a Christian practice.
(c) They are appalling and further evidence of Argentine savagery.
(d) They are sad but it is the only way to preserve discipline in a dangerous territory.

5. In In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does Liz say makes scones taste better?
(a) Working hard to make them.
(b) The open air.
(c) Jam.
(d) Butter and cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Under the British Empire," where does Liz tell China Iron Great Britain is?

2. In "Suspended in the Air," what wakes China Iron in the middle of the night?

3. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron conclude about the Northern Hemisphere?

4. In "Do Come In, My Dear," how does Hernández refer to England?

5. What happens at the end of the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear"?

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