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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 "Colours Became Detached from Their Objects," what two colors does China Iron mostly focus on?
(a) Red and white.
(b) Black and yellow.
(c) Yellow and white.
(d) Red and black.

2. What is Elizabeth's husband's name?
(a) Oscar.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Francisco.

3. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what reason does the Colonel give for allowing Martín to sing to the workers?
(a) Keeping the gauchos happy is important because they outnumber the soldiers.
(b) He wanted to hear the songs so that he could turn them into poems and sell them.
(c) Martín's semi-literate verses amused him because they were so rough and crude.
(d) Martín was not useful for other kinds of work.

4. What is a "carancho"?
(a) A desert-dwelling wild cat.
(b) An estancia owner.
(c) A large bird of prey.
(d) A ranch hand.

5. In the opening of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," to what does the Colonel compare the Indians?
(a) Demons.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Dragons.
(d) Ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what does China Iron feel for the first time as the Colonel talks about Martín?

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

5. In return for her forgiveness in "Punch and Whisky," what does Liz make the Colonel agree to?

(see the answer key)

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