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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: "Part Two: The Fort": "The Whip and the Rod" through "Goodbye, Colonel".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "La China Isn't a Name," when China Iron mentions someday wearing gaucho pants, what literary technique is being used?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Synechdoche.
(d) Foreshadowing.

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to Liz?
(a) Her skin color.
(b) Her easy laughter.
(c) Her wealth.
(d) Her singing voice.

3. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?
(a) Worms.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Bones.
(d) Flood water.

4. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," who is Miss Daisy?
(a) A schoolteacher on the estancia.
(b) One of the Colonel's servants.
(c) The Colonel's deceased wife.
(d) A woman that Rosario has begun a relationship with.

5. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does the Colonel say about the mixed ancestry of the gauchos?
(a) They did not inherit the best qualities of either race.
(b) They represent both the past and the future of Argentina.
(c) Their loyalties are always divided.
(d) They are a new kind of man.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what reason does the Colonel give for allowing Martín to sing to the workers?

2. In "Under the British Empire," where does Liz tell China Iron Great Britain is?

3. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?

4. What Biblical allusion does China Iron make in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

5. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what criticism does China Iron level at her own country?

(see the answer key)

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