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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. When China Iron sees the distress of the cow whose calf has been killed in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what does she briefly think of?
(a) Her love for Estreya.
(b) Her biological mother.
(c) Her own children.
(d) Her childhood.

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what crime is Miss Daisy the victim of?
(a) Threats of violence that culminate in a public beating.
(b) Kidnap and torture.
(c) Her child is killed in front of her.
(d) A gang rape and brutal physical attack.

3. In "Dressed to the Nines," what makes China Iron, Liz, and Rosario love one another even more?
(a) Staying up late drinking and making up stories.
(b) The knowledge that the end of their journey will probably mean separating.
(c) Bones that remind them of their own mortality.
(d) Having shared their histories with one another.

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

5. In "But We Don't Have Any Weapons," why is China Iron's new community concerned about their lack of weaponry?
(a) Some of them want to attack and take over the Colonel's fort.
(b) They know that the Argentine army is going to attack them.
(c) They need a way to hunt more effectively.
(d) They are concerned about a raid by neighboring Tehuelche people.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening of "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," to what does the Colonel compare the Indians?

2. In "Goodbye Colonel," what reason does the Colonel give for lying about the Indians?

3. In "Colours Became Detached from Their Objects," what two colors does China Iron mostly focus on?

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

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

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