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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 wants to become a writer.
(b) She is terrified.
(c) She is delighted.
(d) She is angry.

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

3. To what Biblical story does China Iron allude in "We Come from Dust"?
(a) The Persecution of Job.
(b) Noah's Ark.
(c) David and Goliath.
(d) Jonah and the Great Fish.

4. To what indigenous group did Rosario's mother belong?
(a) Quechua.
(b) Guaraní.
(c) Charrúa.
(d) Tehuelche.

5. In "Everything Covered Me like a Second Skin," how does the narrator indicate time passing rapidly?
(a) She offers a montage of scenes from their travels.
(b) She tells how tall she was when she left and how tall she was when she arrived.
(c) She describes the wagon traveling through a map of the pampas.
(d) She describes the many books she has learned how to read.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "At the Mercy of the Caranchos," what do China Iron and Liz see whenever it rains?

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

4. What is the "mate" referred to at the end of "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

5. What is the "cãna" referred to several times in "Tank You Señora for Cure Me"?

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