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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 "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what does Rosario say he is looking for?
(a) A place to live with his cattle.
(b) His mother's grave.
(c) The fort where his brother was taken.
(d) Someone to travel with.

2. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does China Iron do when the women realize they are close to a group of Indians?
(a) Disguises herself as a man.
(b) Loads both shotguns and teaches Liz to shoot.
(c) Begins to teach Liz a few words of their language.
(d) Begs Liz to turn the wagon around.

3. In "I Was Burning My Bridges," what is the name of China Iron's first love?
(a) Juan.
(b) Luka.
(c) Santos.
(d) Raúl.

4. How old was Rosario when he left home?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is the first thing that Liz does when they come to a river?

2. In "The Morbid Light of Dead Men's Bones," what does Liz say about China Iron's people?

3. What Biblical allusion does China Iron make in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

4. In "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what name does China Iron give her dog?

5. In "British Science," as China Iron lays awake at night, what idea occurs to her for the first time?

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