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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Part One: The Pampas": "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones" through "A Prophet with a Paintbrush".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what does China Iron reveal about her early life?
(a) El Negro tried to sexually abuse her.
(b) She once tried to kill La Negra.
(c) She tried to run away and join a convent.
(d) Martín Fierro knew who her biological parents were.

2. In "British Science," to what does China Iron compare Argentina?
(a) A womb.
(b) A cow.
(c) A china (woman).
(d) A gaucho.

3. In "We Come from Dust," what does China Iron realize that Liz is afraid of?
(a) Her--China Iron.
(b) Indians.
(c) Running out of water and food.
(d) Being swallowed up by the pampas.

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," who does China Iron reveal will later kill El Negro?
(a) Martín.
(b) The estancia foreman.
(c) La Negra.
(d) China Iron.

5. To what indigenous group did Rosario's mother belong?
(a) Tehuelche.
(b) Guaraní.
(c) Quechua.
(d) Charrúa.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Orphan's Fate," why does the landowner's son kill Rosario's horse?

2. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," to what does China Iron compare the Indians they are following?

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is China Iron most pleased to see inside the wagon?

4. Who is Martín Fierro?

5. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," how does the narrator indicate time passing rapidly?

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