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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "Part One: The Pampas": "It Was the Brightness of the Light" through "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is starving and sick.
(c) It seems unusually clever.
(d) Its youth and radiance.

2. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron wear for the first time in her life?
(a) A petticoat.
(b) Leather shoes.
(c) A corset.
(d) A raincoat.

3. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," China Iron's husband is "conscripted." What happens to him?
(a) He is jailed for a debt.
(b) He is forced into service in the army.
(c) He is drowned in the flooded river.
(d) He is seriously injured by a horse.

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

5. 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) A petticoat.
(d) An Indian girl her own age.

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

3. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to Liz?

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," how does China Iron end up getting married?

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

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