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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 "La China Isn't a Name," what does China Iron see for the first time?
(a) Printed words.
(b) Her own reflection in a mirror.
(c) An Indian girl her own age.
(d) A petticoat.

2. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the first thing that Liz does when they come to a river?
(a) Makes sure that everyone has a bath.
(b) Asks if China Iron knows how to swim.
(c) Sends China Iron to the river to refill their water containers.
(d) Shows China Iron how to pray for a safe crossing.

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

4. In "La China Isn't a Name," when China Iron mentions someday wearing gaucho pants, what literary technique is being used?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) Metaphor.

5. How old was Rosario when he left home?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the chapter title "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin" refer to?

3. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?

4. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the full name that China Iron creates for herself?

5. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?

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