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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 "Under the British Empire," where does Liz tell China Iron Great Britain is?
(a) Near the top of the globe.
(b) In the exact center of the globe.
(c) Halfway between Argentina and China.
(d) Far away across the ocean.

2. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the full name that China Iron creates for herself?
(a) China Josephine Star Iron.
(b) China Iron Seraphina Estreya.
(c) China Seraphina Star Iron.
(d) China Josephine Iron Estreya.

3. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," what tells them that they are nearing the desert?
(a) They begin to see sand dunes.
(b) They begin to see the tracks of Indians.
(c) They begin to see desert animals.
(d) They begin to see desert plants.

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what happens to China Iron's two sons after her husband is conscripted?
(a) She leaves them with La Negra.
(b) She leaves them in the care of a neighbor couple.
(c) They both fall ill and die.
(d) Her husband insists that they go with him.

5. About how old is China Iron when she gets married?
(a) 14 or 15.
(b) 11 or 12.
(c) 17 or 18.
(d) 20 or 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron wear for the first time in her life?

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

3. When is the spring in Argentina?

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what draws China Iron to the puppy that she eventually adopts?

5. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," what does Liz draw for China Iron at night?

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