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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 "Punch and Whisky," what secret does Liz reveal to China Iron?
(a) She has a plan to steal from the Colonel.
(b) She knows where Martín Fierro is.
(c) She is not really looking for her husband.
(d) She forged the papers authorizing her to run the estancia.

2. In"A Dust Cloud Can Linger," what is the name of the fort?
(a) Los Tulipanes.
(b) Las Violetas.
(c) Las Azucenas.
(d) Las Hortensias.

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

4. In "Punch and Whisky," what surprise does Liz prepare for the Colonel?
(a) A trip to the countryside.
(b) A special dinner.
(c) A performance of "El Gaucho Martín Fierro."
(d) A romantic picnic under an ombú tree.

5. In "That Strange Gaucho Who Fancied Himself as a Writer," what claim does the Colonel make about having stolen Martín Fierro's writing?
(a) He did him a favor by giving the man a voice.
(b) He is ashamed and would rather they keep the information private.
(c) The work was too crude and uninspired to sell without his editing and revision.
(d) Martín produced the verses while working on his estancia, and that means they belong to the Colonel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what crime is Miss Daisy the victim of?

2. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does the Colonel claim to embody?

3. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz compare their journey to?

4. To what indigenous group did Rosario's mother belong?

5. To what does China Iron compare the pampas when they leave the fort in "Frothing like Foam"?

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