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

2. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what does China Iron reveal about her early life?
(a) She once tried to kill La Negra.
(b) El Negro tried to sexually abuse her.
(c) She tried to run away and join a convent.
(d) Martín Fierro knew who her biological parents were.

3. What does the chapter title "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin" refer to?
(a) The dust that China Iron and Liz are always battling.
(b) The new language and customs that China Iron is gradually learning.
(c) The constant glare of the sun.
(d) The new fabrics that China Iron has become used to.

4. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what is the name of China Iron's first love?
(a) Luka.
(b) Santos.
(c) Raúl.
(d) Juan.

5. What crimes are punishable by death at Hernández's fort?
(a) Murder and theft.
(b) Murder and desertion.
(c) Theft and murder.
(d) Rape and desertion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," how does the idea of dragons in the pampas make China Iron feel?

2. In "The Wagon," what mission has Liz undertaken?

3. In "A Bunch of Short Dark Hapsburgs," what does Hernández suggest might have deterred the gauchos from their crime in the first place?

4. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron call "paradise" (150)?

5. In "The Whip and the Rod," what is the "beef roll"?

(see the answer key)

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