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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 tried to run away and join a convent.
(c) Martín Fierro knew who her biological parents were.
(d) She once tried to kill La Negra.

2. When Liz and China Iron meet Rosario in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what is he carrying?
(a) A bottle of whisky.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A rope.
(d) A lamb.

3. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?
(a) Singing a song.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Flying.
(d) Hearing a story.

4. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz do that surprises and pleases China Iron?
(a) Gives China her own gun.
(b) Cuts her hair short.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Feeds her own food to Estreya.

5. In "An Orphan's Fate," why does the landowner's son kill Rosario's horse?
(a) It kicked him.
(b) Rosario stole his girlfriend.
(c) It threw him.
(d) Rosario threatened him.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what indigenous group did Rosario's mother belong?

2. What is the "mate" referred to at the end of "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

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

4. Who is Juan Manuel de Rosas?

5. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," what does Rosa spend time each day brushing off the oxen?

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