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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 "Punch and Whisky," what promise does China Iron make to Estreya?
(a) That they will sleep together from now on.
(b) That she will never leave his side again.
(c) That they will leave the fort soon.
(d) That someday he will live in a house like the Colonel's.

2. What is the "cãna" referred to several times in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) A hand-rolled cigarette.
(b) A method for cooking beef outdoors.
(c) A temporary camp.
(d) An alcoholic beverage.

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," how does Liz react to learning that China Iron does not have her own name?
(a) She cries.
(b) She says that China's people are savages.
(c) She tells China that she must have misunderstood.
(d) She laughs and shrugs.

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron notice about sex and clothing among the Indians?
(a) Flamingo feathers seem to be reserved for women.
(b) Men wear headdresses, but women do not.
(c) Their clothing does not vary according to sex.
(d) Women wear feathered capes, but men do not.

5. In "Goodbye Colonel," what reason does the Colonel give for lying about the Indians?
(a) Fear of the Indians is what props up the military budget and power.
(b) The Indians are illiterate and will never know the difference.
(c) Argentina needs their land and needs to use them as a common enemy.
(d) His own first wife was killed by Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Earth Croaked," when Rosario catches the cuys, what does China Iron realize?

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what happens to China Iron's two sons after her husband is conscripted?

3. In "Punch and Whisky," what secret does Liz reveal to China Iron?

4. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what is the name of China Iron's first love?

5. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what is the most shocking thing that Hernández accuses the gauchos of?

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