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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 "British Science," what is China Iron's response to the book Liz reads to her?
(a) She is terrified.
(b) She is delighted.
(c) She wants to become a writer.
(d) She is angry.

2. What does the chapter title "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin" refer to?
(a) The new fabrics that China Iron has become used to.
(b) The new language and customs that China Iron is gradually learning.
(c) The constant glare of the sun.
(d) The dust that China Iron and Liz are always battling.

3. In "La China Isn't a Name," what is China Iron most pleased to see inside the wagon?
(a) Books.
(b) Whisky.
(c) Shotguns.
(d) Food.

4. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron wear for the first time in her life?
(a) Leather shoes.
(b) A corset.
(c) A raincoat.
(d) A petticoat.

5. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," when China Iron says, of Liz, "She was my North and I was the quivering needle on a compass," (51), what rhetorical technique is being used?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Simile.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?

2. In "By Dint of Force," what does Liz say is the source of Great Britain's power?

3. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," how long have Liz and China Iron been traveling?

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

5. In "British Science," what book does Liz read aloud?

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