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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 "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say is the only thing the group can do while traveling through Indian Territory?
(a) Confront the Indians about their tracking.
(b) Sing.
(c) Plan their defense in case of attack.
(d) Pray.

2. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," from whom has China Iron heard terrifying stories about Indian raids?
(a) Rosario.
(b) The old people at her former settlement.
(c) Liz.
(d) Martín Fierro.

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is China Iron most pleased to see inside the wagon?
(a) Books.
(b) Shotguns.
(c) Food.
(d) Whisky.

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," why do the travelers not know where to stop their wagon?
(a) Different Indians gesture to them to stop in different places.
(b) They are not sure if they will be attacked for stopping too near the encampment.
(c) They cannot identify a tent that seems to belong to a leader.
(d) The ground seems too muddy to stop on without getting stuck.

5. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?
(a) It produces a lot of carcasses.
(b) It is not advanced scientifically.
(c) It ignores the suffering of the Indians.
(d) It is too focused on men.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?

2. In "An Orphan's Fate," who is the first man that Rosario kills?

3. In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what causes the pampas to look as if it is erupting?

4. What is Liz's belief about the savage punishments they see happening in In "The Whip and the Rod"?

5. 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?

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