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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 name does China Iron give her dog?
(a) Dorado.
(b) Carancho.
(c) Estancia.
(d) Estreya.

2. In "Lost in Thought, into the Muck I Sank," what does Liz compare their journey to?
(a) The journey of Marco Polo.
(b) The journey of Columbus.
(c) The journey of Joseph and Mary.
(d) The journey of the Israelites.

3. In "The Wagon," what mission has Liz undertaken?
(a) Rescuing her husband and taking over the ranch they were supposed to run.
(b) Teaching China Iron to read and write.
(c) Learning how to drive a wagon and ride a horse.
(d) Learning Spanish and teaching China Iron English.

4. 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) Loads both shotguns and teaches Liz to shoot.
(b) Disguises herself as a man.
(c) Begs Liz to turn the wagon around.
(d) Begins to teach Liz a few words of their language.

5. In "An Orphan's Fate," why does the landowner's son kill Rosario's horse?
(a) Rosario stole his girlfriend.
(b) It threw him.
(c) It kicked him.
(d) Rosario threatened him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Under the British Empire," what does China Iron conclude about the Northern Hemisphere?

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

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

4. In "A Prophet with a Paint Brush," who is Bruce Scott?

5. When China Iron was a small child, where did she often hide?

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