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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 "The Whip and the Rod," who first tells China Iron and Liz about the gaucho poet?
(a) Rosario.
(b) The Little Daisies.
(c) Miss Daisy.
(d) The Colonel.

2. In "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what causes the pampas to look as if it is erupting?
(a) Stampeding cattle.
(b) A thunderstorm.
(c) Mountains.
(d) An earthquake.

3. In "We Come from Dust," what does China Iron realize that Liz is afraid of?
(a) Running out of water and food.
(b) Her--China Iron.
(c) Indians.
(d) Being swallowed up by the pampas.

4. In "The Wagon," what mission has Liz undertaken?
(a) Rescuing her husband and taking over the ranch they were supposed to run.
(b) Learning how to drive a wagon and ride a horse.
(c) Teaching China Iron to read and write.
(d) Learning Spanish and teaching China Iron English.

5. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron wear for the first time in her life?
(a) A raincoat.
(b) Leather shoes.
(c) A corset.
(d) A petticoat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Prophet with a Paint Brush," who is Bruce Scott?

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

3. In "British Science," what has China Iron begun to call Rosario?

4. In "An Orphan's Fate," what is the name of Rosario's boyhood horse?

5. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," when China Iron says, of Liz, "She was my North and I was the quivering needle on a compass," (51), what rhetorical technique is being used?

(see the answer key)

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