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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," what draws China Iron to Liz?
(a) Her easy laughter.
(b) Her skin color.
(c) Her singing voice.
(d) Her wealth.

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

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the first thing that Liz does when they come to a river?
(a) Shows China Iron how to pray for a safe crossing.
(b) Sends China Iron to the river to refill their water containers.
(c) Asks if China Iron knows how to swim.
(d) Makes sure that everyone has a bath.

4. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?
(a) Noah's Ark.
(b) The Persecution of Job.
(c) Jonah and the Great Fish.
(d) David and Goliath.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz compare their journey to?

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

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

4. What is Elizabeth's husband's name?

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

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