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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," who does China Iron reveal will later kill El Negro?
(a) Martín.
(b) China Iron.
(c) La Negra.
(d) The estancia foreman.

2. What does the chapter title "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin" refer to?
(a) The new language and customs that China Iron is gradually learning.
(b) The constant glare of the sun.
(c) The dust that China Iron and Liz are always battling.
(d) The new fabrics that China Iron has become used to.

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

4. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what makes China Iron wish to be British?
(a) Liz's stories.
(b) The food that Liz cooks.
(c) Whisky.
(d) The material goods that Liz has with her.

5. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," how does China Iron end up getting married?
(a) El Negro loses her in a poker game.
(b) La Negra throws her out of the house.
(c) She falls in love with a passing gaucho.
(d) She runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. When is the spring in Argentina?

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

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