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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is guarding the door at Mr. Aitch’s place?
(a) A glacial guard.
(b) There is no guard.
(c) A goon with a gat.
(d) A kid Makina shucked.

2. What does the narrator say affected Makina for the first time with this sinkhole?
(a) Industrial accidents.
(b) The prophecies about the end of the world.
(c) The earth’s insanity.
(d) Grief over her losses.

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

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

5. How many languages does Makina speak?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makina say people are doing when they combine languages?

2. How are Makina’s countrymen different here?

3. What does Makina tell her younger sister about men who have filthy mouths?

4. What does Makina say to the people who are swallowed by the sinkhole?

5. What color paint dominates the city Makina gets to after passing through the mountains?

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