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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) China Iron's biological father.
(b) China Iron's husband.
(c) The estancia foreman.
(d) El Negro.

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

3. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," how do China Iron and Liz navigate?
(a) Using a compass.
(b) Using the stars.
(c) Using a map.
(d) Using markers on the land itself.

4. 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?
(a) Begins to teach Liz a few words of their language.
(b) Begs Liz to turn the wagon around.
(c) Loads both shotguns and teaches Liz to shoot.
(d) Disguises herself as a man.

5. In the opening of "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what is China Iron learning about?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Abstraction.
(d) Deduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what happens to China Iron's two sons after her husband is conscripted?

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

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

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

5. In "La China Isn't a Name," when China Iron mentions someday wearing gaucho pants, what literary technique is being used?

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