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

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to the puppy that she eventually adopts?
(a) It is an English dog.
(b) It seems unusually clever.
(c) Its youth and radiance.
(d) It is starving and sick.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," China Iron's husband is "conscripted." What happens to him?

2. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does China Iron do when the women realize they are close to a group of Indians?

3. What is Elizabeth's husband's name?

4. In "La China Isn't a Name," what does China Iron see for the first time?

5. In "British Science," what is China Iron's response to the book Liz reads to her?

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