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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 "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what does Liz draw for China Iron at night?
(a) Maps.
(b) Pictures of London.
(c) The alphabet and simple words.
(d) Pictures of animals.

2. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," how does the narrator indicate time passing rapidly?
(a) She offers a montage of scenes from their travels.
(b) She describes the many books she has learned how to read.
(c) She describes the wagon traveling through a map of the pampas.
(d) She tells how tall she was when she left and how tall she was when she arrived.

3. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what name does China Iron give her dog?
(a) Estreya.
(b) Estancia.
(c) Carancho.
(d) Dorado.

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 Marco Polo.
(c) The journey of Joseph and Mary.
(d) The journey of Columbus.

5. What is Elizabeth's husband's name?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Francisco.
(c) Oscar.
(d) Jacob.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron conclude about the Northern Hemisphere?

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

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

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

5. In "La China Isn't a Name," how does Liz react to learning that China Iron does not have her own name?

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