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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. What expression is the man making when he hands Makina the folder?
(a) A huge smile.
(b) An impassive composure.
(c) A deep frown.
(d) A subtle dread.

2. What effect does Makina’s writing have?
(a) It dissolved the cop’s anger.
(b) It makes the cop angrier.
(c) It summons bystanders to get involved.
(d) It galvanizes the other migrants.

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

4. What does Makina feel as she makes her way through the mountains?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Relief.
(c) Joy.
(d) Exhaustion.

5. What does Makina think she will do if she gets bad news at the army base?
(a) Ask Mr. Aitch for help.
(b) Hang herself from a lamp post.
(c) Sleep at the restaurant until she figures things out.
(d) Find a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Makina characterize new ways of saying things?

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

3. What does the narrator say it feels like like to be around Cora?

4. What language is the Latin tongue, in Makina’s view?

5. What shape does the sinkhole take when it is done sinking?

(see the answer key)

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