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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times does Makina think she has arrived, only to find out that she has to keep going?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

2. What does Makina find when she arrives at the land her brother had gone to see?
(a) A busy marketplace.
(b) A city intersection.
(c) A vacant lot.
(d) Sheer emptiness.

3. What kind of machines are working at the place Makina arrives at, which her brother had gone to see?
(a) Drilling rigs.
(b) Paving machines.
(c) Construction machines.
(d) Excavators.

4. What is the advantage of a polyglot language, in Makina’s eyes?
(a) It tells you new things.
(b) It belongs to the people, not the academics.
(c) It includes more people.
(d) It lives closer to the heart.

5. Which direction does Makina have to go, to get to the first suggested place?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

6. How does the narrator describe Makina and her brother’s feelings when they walk out of the office?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Relief.
(c) Joy.
(d) Disbelief.

7. Makina says that the language she hears in the U.S. contains both ancient memory and what other trait?
(a) The fear of the culture that is already replacing that ancient world.
(b) The meanings of a generation yet to be born.
(c) The losses of the present generation.
(d) The wonderment of a new people.

8. What does Makina’s brother say made him confident about taking this job?
(a) Dying in a foreign land wasn’t any worse than starving or being beaten in this one.
(b) It would hide the shame of having been duped about the land.
(c) The amount of money would be life-changing if he got it.
(d) The military was the most powerful in the world, and it would bring him back safe.

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

10. Which statue does Makina need to look for next?
(a) A general on a horse.
(b) A bear dancing.
(c) An old man thinking.
(d) A man in a frock coat.

11. What does Makina’s brother’s second note say?
(a) "Send money so I can come home."
(b) "I’m fine, I have a job."
(c) "I’m going to send money with my next letter."
(d) "I’m in danger, help."

12. What happens when Makina finally arrives at the correct street?
(a) She meets her brother.
(b) No one is there.
(c) The people there shrug.
(d) There is no such place.

13. Why does Makina not want to call the cops for help?
(a) Because they will disappear her.
(b) Because they will deport her.
(c) Because her good fortune is measured by avoiding the cops.
(d) Because they will know Mr. P and make trouble for her.

14. What does Makina say she wants to do when the man tells her that the family who lived there moved?
(a) Kill someone.
(b) Go to Europe.
(c) Go home.
(d) Hang herself from a lamp post.

15. Who does Makina think when her acquaintance recognizes her?
(a) That she must be filthy.
(b) That she must look terrible.
(c) That she is very hungry.
(d) That she must still inspire fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Makina hear a voice she recognizes?

2. Why did Makina’s brother not return home?

3. What would happen if Makina’s brother died during the time at war?

4. What is the first thing Makina thinks when she sees her brother?

5. How long does it take for Makina to realize that she has made a mistake in regard to recognizing her brother?

(see the answer keys)

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