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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 In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does Liz say makes scones taste better?
(a) Jam.
(b) Butter and cream.
(c) Working hard to make them.
(d) The open air.

2. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," China Iron's husband is "conscripted." What happens to him?
(a) He is forced into service in the army.
(b) He is drowned in the flooded river.
(c) He is seriously injured by a horse.
(d) He is jailed for a debt.

3. What is the "cãna" referred to several times in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?
(a) A method for cooking beef outdoors.
(b) An alcoholic beverage.
(c) A temporary camp.
(d) A hand-rolled cigarette.

4. In "Suspended in the Air," what wakes China Iron in the middle of the night?
(a) A noise outside the wagon.
(b) A nightmare.
(c) Liz's nearness.
(d) Estreya licking her face.

5. In "Dragons and My Pampa All Mixed Up Together," how does the idea of dragons in the pampas make China Iron feel?
(a) Safe.
(b) Skeptical.
(c) Amused.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Liz and China Iron meet Rosario in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what is he carrying?

2. Who is Martín Fierro?

3. In "An Orphan's Fate," who is the first man that Rosario kills?

4. In "British Science," what is an ombú?

5. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?

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