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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Frothing like Foam" through "Most Were Naked and Beautiful.".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," to what does China Iron compare the Indians they are following?
(a) Oxen.
(b) Cats.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Snakes.

2. In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what causes the pampas to look as if it is erupting?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Stampeding cattle.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A thunderstorm.

3. According to Liz in "Punch and Whisky," what kind of food is curry?
(a) African.
(b) Argentine.
(c) English.
(d) American.

4. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," when China Iron says, of Liz, "She was my North and I was the quivering needle on a compass," (51), what rhetorical technique is being used?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

5. At the end of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," whom does Liz ask to see?
(a) Miss Daisy.
(b) The gauchos who committed the crime against Miss Daisy.
(c) Miss Daisy's children.
(d) The children born of incest.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "British Science," what book does Liz read aloud?

2. How does Liz try to make sure that they will be safe at the fort?

3. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," how does the narrator indicate time passing rapidly?

4. What is the meaning of China Iron's dog's name?

5. In "La China Isn't a Name," when China Iron mentions someday wearing gaucho pants, what literary technique is being used?

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