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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "Part Two: The Fort": "Dressed to the Nines" through "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Tangled Legs," what does the Colonel reveal the purpose of the ditch to be?
(a) It is intended more to keep the gauchos in than it is to keep people out.
(b) It is the linchpin of his defenses against Indian raids.
(c) It is a burial ground for those killed fighting the Indians.
(d) It is a way of breaking new gauchos to accept his authority and discipline.

4. In "A Prophet with a Paint Brush," who is Bruce Scott?
(a) Liz's father.
(b) A famous British landscape painter.
(c) Liz's first husband.
(d) The owner of the estancia where Liz and Oscar were headed.

5. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz compare their journey to?
(a) The journey of the Israelites.
(b) The journey of Columbus.
(c) The journey of Joseph and Mary.
(d) The journey of Marco Polo.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "We Come from Dust," what does China Iron realize that Liz is afraid of?

2. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?

3. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does China Iron do when the women realize they are close to a group of Indians?

4. In "Do Come In, My Dear," by what name is China Iron introduced?

5. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz do that surprises and pleases China Iron?

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