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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first soldier Makina meets doing when she asks for her brother?
(a) Reading.
(b) Reviewing a report.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Filing his nails.

2. What does Makina’s brother say his experience of war mostly consisted of?
(a) Long weeks of technical training.
(b) A lot of pointless drilling.
(c) Sustained periods of terror.
(d) Long periods of boredom.

3. What does Makina’s brother say typically initiated periods of activity for him and his fellow soldiers?
(a) A bomb would be thrown into the compound.
(b) A higher-up would decide it was time for a campaign.
(c) One of his homeys would be shot.
(d) There was no regularity to the periods of activity.

4. What do Makina and her brother do before they speak when she first finds him?
(a) Cry.
(b) Run away.
(c) Stare at each other.
(d) Ponder.

5. What does Makina’s brother say happened after he went to the land?
(a) He bounced around from ass-kicking to ass-kicking.
(b) He got a job and found a house to live in.
(c) He tried to get home but got sick.
(d) He tried to kill himself but only half-heartedly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makina’s brother’s second note say?

2. What does Makina write?

3. Who are the men in the black car waiting for Makina?

4. Who does Makina think when her acquaintance recognizes her?

5. What does Makina see as a good omen, when she gets across the river?

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