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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Makina say the people look when they leave the supermarket and return to the street?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Wooden.
(d) Blithe.

2. What does Makina not see in the city to tell her that it is a city?
(a) Shopping malls.
(b) Residential neighborhoods.
(c) Central plazas.
(d) Business districts.

3. Why had this person joined the army?
(a) On a dare.
(b) On an unexplained impulse.
(c) In a drunken fit.
(d) In a display of masculinity.

4. What does Makina drink with Mr. Q?
(a) Tea.
(b) Pulque.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

5. Where is Makina, in her dream, when she is evicted from the ATM booth?
(a) In a cave with her brother.
(b) On top of the eighth hill.
(c) Back in her home.
(d) In the eighth circle of hell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the old woman describe Makina’s brother?

2. Where does Makina hear a voice she recognizes?

3. The thing Makina sees once she is across the rive is not, in fact, a good omen: What is it?

4. What sound does the narrator say the earth makes when the sinkhole opens?

5. What did the family expect Makina’s brother to do for them?

(see the answer key)

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