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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. When is the spring in Argentina?
(a) December through February.
(b) June through August.
(c) September through November.
(d) March through May.

2. In "Tangled Legs," what is China Iron's reaction to many of the military customs she encounters?
(a) She hopes that Martín Fierro is as uncomfortable as the soldiers at the fort seem to be.
(b) She thinks that they were probably learned from the British.
(c) She is confused and finds them meaningless.
(d) She admires their discipline and forward-thinking.

3. In"A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what is the name of the fort?
(a) Los Tulipanes.
(b) Las Violetas.
(c) Las Azucenas.
(d) Las Hortensias.

4. In "Punch and Whisky," what secret does Liz reveal to China Iron?
(a) She forged the papers authorizing her to run the estancia.
(b) She has a plan to steal from the Colonel.
(c) She knows where Martín Fierro is.
(d) She is not really looking for her husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," who does China Iron reveal will later kill El Negro?

2. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what causes China Iron to draw her knife?

3. In "Punch and Whisky," what surprise does Liz prepare for the Colonel?

4. In "Do Come In, My Dear," what is the name of the Colonel who is in charge at the fort?

5. In "British Science," what is an ombú?

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