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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 "It Was the Brightness of the Light," what happens to China Iron's two sons after her husband is conscripted?
(a) They both fall ill and die.
(b) Her husband insists that they go with him.
(c) She leaves them in the care of a neighbor couple.
(d) She leaves them with La Negra.

2. What is the meaning of China Iron's dog's name?
(a) Star.
(b) Iron.
(c) Home.
(d) Gold.

3. In "British Science," what is a "Franklin rod" (53)?
(a) A branding iron.
(b) A device used to find water.
(c) A wagon axle.
(d) A lightening rod.

4. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what makes China Iron wish to be British?
(a) Liz's stories.
(b) The material goods that Liz has with her.
(c) Whisky.
(d) The food that Liz cooks.

5. In "La China Isn't a Name," when China Iron mentions someday wearing gaucho pants, what literary technique is being used?
(a) Metonymy.
(b) Synechdoche.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When China Iron sees the distress of the cow whose calf has been killed in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me," what does she briefly think of?

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

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

4. In In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," what does Liz say makes scones taste better?

5. In "That's Also Something You Eat and Drink with Scones," to what does China Iron compare traveling on horseback or in the wagon?

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