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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. When is the spring in Argentina?
(a) September through November.
(b) June through August.
(c) December through February.
(d) March through May.

2. In "By Dint of Force," who is Braulio?
(a) A lamb.
(b) A dog.
(c) A foal.
(d) A calf.

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) Hearing a story.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Flying.

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

5. In "British Science," as China Iron lays awake at night, what idea occurs to her for the first time?
(a) Martín Fierro might be dead.
(b) She might be a landowner's daughter.
(c) La Negra might have kidnapped her.
(d) Her children must miss her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what does China Iron reveal about her early life?

3. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what happens to China Iron's two sons after her husband is conscripted?

4. In "We Branded Each and Every Animal," from whom has China Iron heard terrifying stories about Indian raids?

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

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