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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 & Translator's note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Makina handle the man-who-struck-it-rich's failure?
(a) She laughed at him contemptuously in front of his friends.
(b) She called his mother and asked her to come get him.
(c) She kissed him on the cheek and wished him better luck next time.
(d) She called the police to have him taken away.

2. How does Makina describe Mr. Aitch?
(a) A filthy pig.
(b) An old dinosaur.
(c) A reptile in pants.
(d) A strutting peacock.

3. What does Makina say to the people who are swallowed by the sinkhole?
(a) "So long."
(b) "Tough luck."
(c) "Happy trails."
(d) "Hasta la vista."

4. What is the sound Makina hears in the room at the bottom of the stairs?
(a) People singing.
(b) Birds calling.
(c) Running water.
(d) People talking.

5. When did Makina first meet Mr. Double-U?
(a) When he presided over a public festival.
(b) When he was a guest in her house.
(c) When he was in prison.
(d) When he was in hiding.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Makina avoid being drowned when their inner tube flips in the river?

4. What does Makina say she wants to do when the man tells her that the family who lived there moved?

5. What is Makina nervous about when she travels to the end of the world?

(see the answer key)

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