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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 "Suspended in the Air," what wakes China Iron in the middle of the night?
(a) Estreya licking her face.
(b) Liz's nearness.
(c) A noise outside the wagon.
(d) A nightmare.

2. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what does Rosario see coming toward them when the dust settles?
(a) A wagon headed in the opposite direction.
(b) A cattle stampede.
(c) Armed men on horseback.
(d) Various wild animals.

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

4. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does Hernández suggest might have deterred the gauchos from their crime in the first place?
(a) If they had been white, they might not have committed such a crime.
(b) If Miss Daisy had been a nicer teacher, they might not have committed the crime.
(c) If Miss Daisy had not been so pretty, they might not have committed the crime.
(d) If they had not all been so drunk, they might not have committed the crime.

5. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the Colonel's perspective on the importation of European livestock?
(a) He believes that it is driving prices up.
(b) He believes that it improves Argentine stock.
(c) He believes that it is an unnecessary example of European vanity.
(d) He believes that it introduces diseases into Argentine stock.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old is China Iron when she gets married?

2. In "Goodbye Colonel," when Liz asks where the Colonel thinks her husband is, what is his ultimate conclusion?

3. In the beginning of "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does China Iron say about her relationship with Liz?

4. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is the "beef roll"?

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

(see the answer key)

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