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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. How does Liz try to make sure that they will be safe at the fort?
(a) She puts together a stack of presents and money to use as bribes.
(b) She forges a letter from an official in Buenos Aires.
(c) She coaches China Iron and Rosario in what to say.
(d) She dresses everyone in English clothing.

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

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

4. In his remarks about the role of the gauchos in "Tangled Legs," what importance does the Colonel assign them?
(a) They are just as important as his cattle.
(b) They are less important than cattle lice.
(c) They are more important even than himself.
(d) They are just as important as the Indians.

5. In "British Science," what is China Iron's response to the book Liz reads to her?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is terrified.
(c) She is delighted.
(d) She wants to become a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "British Science," as China Iron lays awake at night, what idea occurs to her for the first time?

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does the word "Winka" refer to?

3. In "An Erratic Flight," what does China Iron say "doubles happiness" (148)?

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to Liz?

5. In "A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what do the travelers see being constructed outside the fort?

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