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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: "Part Three: Indian Territory": "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," through "I Wish You Could See Us.".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "cãna" referred to several times in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) An alcoholic beverage.
(b) A hand-rolled cigarette.
(c) A method for cooking beef outdoors.
(d) A temporary camp.

2. In "Most Were Naked and Beautiful," what does China Iron say is the only thing the group can do while traveling through Indian Territory?
(a) Pray.
(b) Plan their defense in case of attack.
(c) Sing.
(d) Confront the Indians about their tracking.

3. What happens at the end of the dinner in "Do Come In, My Dear"?
(a) The Colonel passes out from drinking and injures himself.
(b) China Iron gets sick to her stomach from drinking so much red wine.
(c) The Colonel makes a drunken pass at Liz.
(d) China Iron begins to wonder if they are more hostage than guest at the estancia.

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

5. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what does Oscar say made him doubt the Colonel's claims about progress in Argentina?
(a) The political corruption of the army and Argentine officials.
(b) The obvious poverty and hunger he saw everywhere.
(c) The lack of education among the peasant class.
(d) The clear lack of interest in agriculture the gauchos showed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to the puppy that she eventually adopts?

2. In "Oh China, Love, Forgive Me Now," what name does China Iron learn for the wind?

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

4. In "British Science," what is an ombú?

5. In "I Wish You Could See Us," what characteristic of the community's traveling does China Iron stress?

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