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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," through "I Wish You Could See Us.".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Tangled Legs," what comparison does Liz make that shocks China Iron?
(a) She compares Hernández to God.
(b) She compares the fort to Paradise.
(c) She compares Rosario to a parasite.
(d) She compares China Iron to a dog.

2. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," what does Rosa spend time each day brushing off the oxen?
(a) Mud.
(b) Dung.
(c) Thistles.
(d) Cattle lice.

3. In "British Science," what is an ombú?
(a) A flightless bird.
(b) A burrowing mammal.
(c) A reptile like a small crocodile.
(d) A large tree.

4. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," China Iron talks about growing plants on "wampos" piled with earth. Where are these plants growing?
(a) On mountainsides.
(b) On rafts.
(c) In trees.
(d) In tents.

5. In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what does Rosario say he is looking for?
(a) His mother's grave.
(b) Someone to travel with.
(c) A place to live with his cattle.
(d) The fort where his brother was taken.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Martín Fierro?

3. In "British Science," what object does China Iron become fascinated with?

4. In "An Orphan's Fate," what is the name of Rosario's boyhood horse?

5. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Oscar say made him doubt the Colonel's claims about progress in Argentina?

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