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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Makina seduced by, in the city?
(a) The smells from restaurants.
(b) The colorful buildings.
(c) The powerful policemen.
(d) The sound of musicians.

2. What has the sinkhole already swallowed?
(a) A soccer pitch.
(b) An office park.
(c) A chicken farm.
(d) A shopping center.

3. Where does Makina meet Mr. Q?
(a) At the Pulquería Raskolnikova.
(b) At The Casino.
(c) At the Turkish baths.
(d) In the town square.

4. It is one thing to make exceptions, Makina says, but it is another to do what?
(a) Ignore the rules.
(b) Break the rules.
(c) Change the rules.
(d) Reinvent the rules.

5. What does Makina say is a "slippery bitch" (11)?
(a) The old mine.
(b) The earth.
(c) The city.
(d) The river.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Makina describe her countrymen when she sees them on the street?

2. Which direction does Makina have to go, to get to the first suggested place?

3. What traits make the people’s language in America similar to Makina herself?

4. What does Makina say her countrymen are armed with?

5. What does Mr. Aitch ask Makina to deliver to Mr. P.?

(see the answer key)

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