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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Chucho tell Makina the pickup is, that will take her she wants to go?
(a) On the other side of a mountain.
(b) In a long valley.
(c) Just up the road.
(d) At a ranch.

2. What does Makina say to herself when the ground lurches, at the beginning of the book?
(a) "Here it comes."
(b) "This isn’t happening."
(c) "I’m not going to die here."
(d) "I’m dead."

3. What is Mr. Aitch doing when Makina arrives?
(a) Playing dominoes.
(b) Having a meal.
(c) Reading the paper.
(d) Having a sauna.

4. What does Mr. Aitch’s driver do when Makina takes out the package?
(a) Throws it away.
(b) Takes it to a man in a market.
(c) Refuses to take it.
(d) Takes it and keeps it.

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

6. Where does Makina find Mr. Double-U?
(a) In his office.
(b) In the Turkish baths.
(c) At his restaurant.
(d) In the train station.

7. How does Makina describe her countrymen when she sees them on the street?
(a) Like they are there to take over.
(b) Like they are there looking for themselves.
(c) Like they are there to take orders.
(d) Like they are there looking for their family members.

8. What is Makina nervous about when she travels to the end of the world?
(a) Being disappeared-lost.
(b) Being financially-lost.
(c) Being soul-lost.
(d) Being disoriented-lost.

9. What does Makina say is called for, when she refuses the pulque the bartender brings out?
(a) Negotiation.
(b) Contrition.
(c) Insults.
(d) Insolence.

10. Who is guarding Mr. Double-U?
(a) A black man with a badge.
(b) A solitary silent man.
(c) A boy Makina has had relations with.
(d) Goons with guns.

11. How does Makina avoid being drowned when their inner tube flips in the river?
(a) She stops struggling.
(b) She kicks till she reaches land.
(c) She floats on her back.
(d) She lashes herself to the inner tube.

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

13. What is Makina’s job at home?
(a) She is a cook.
(b) She takes care of children.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She runs the local switchboard.

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

15. How are Makina’s countrymen different here?
(a) Less restraint.
(b) More singing.
(c) Less whistling.
(d) More begging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Aitch wait to do, before he gives Makina the thing he wants her to deliver?

2. What is the weather like in the mountains?

3. Who is guarding the door at Mr. Aitch’s place?

4. How many languages does Makina speak?

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

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