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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Part One: The Pampas": "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones" through "A Prophet with a Paintbrush".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When China Iron sees the distress of the cow whose calf has been killed in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what does she briefly think of?
(a) Her biological mother.
(b) Her childhood.
(c) Her love for Estreya.
(d) Her own children.

3. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?
(a) A device used to find water.
(b) A branding iron.
(c) A lightening rod.
(d) A wagon axle.

4. When China Iron was a small child, where did she often hide?
(a) In a trunk.
(b) In the closet.
(c) In the neighbor's hut.
(d) In a tree.

5. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," how long have Liz and China Iron been traveling?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does Liz say makes scones taste better?

2. In "By Dint of Force," who is Braulio?

3. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," who does China Iron reveal will later kill El Negro?

4. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what makes China Iron wish to be British?

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

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