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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. Who is Martín Fierro?
(a) The estancia foreman.
(b) China Iron's husband.
(c) El Negro.
(d) China Iron's biological father.

2. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron conclude about the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) That the people there are unusually violent.
(b) That it is unfair how much wealth is in that part of the world.
(c) That it is just pretend, like Liz's example of a head without a body.
(d) That things must grow upward more easily there.

3. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?
(a) Bones.
(b) Worms.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Flood water.

4. In "The Wagon," what mission has Liz undertaken?
(a) Rescuing her husband and taking over the ranch they were supposed to run.
(b) Learning Spanish and teaching China Iron English.
(c) Teaching China Iron to read and write.
(d) Learning how to drive a wagon and ride a horse.

5. What is the meaning of China Iron's dog's name?
(a) Gold.
(b) Iron.
(c) Home.
(d) Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?

2. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the first thing that Liz does when they come to a river?

3. In "We Come from Dust," what does China Iron realize that Liz is afraid of?

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

5. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," how long have Liz and China Iron been traveling?

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