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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Makina meet Mr. Q?
(a) In the town square.
(b) At the Turkish baths.
(c) At The Casino.
(d) At the Pulquería Raskolnikova.

4. What does Makina drink with Mr. Q?
(a) Tea.
(b) Pulque.
(c) Beer.
(d) Coffee.

5. What does the old man say the point of baseball is?
(a) To get home.
(b) To steal.
(c) To run.
(d) To colonize the bases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Makina’s job at home?

2. Why does Makina pack light?

3. What sound does the narrator say the earth makes when the sinkhole opens?

4. What is Makina nervous about when she travels to the end of the world?

5. What food has Makina brought with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Makina need to do to get access to Mr. Double-U and Mr. Aitch?

2. Why does Cora send Makina to talk to the top dogs?

3. What kind of omen does Makina think she sees in the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. Who is Makina?

5. What does Makina have to establish in her meetings with each of the three top dogs?

6. How does Makina handle the harassment she faces on the bus?

7. How does Mr. P. help Makina in her quest?

8. What is Makina’s trip through the mountains like?

9. What arrangement does Mr. Double-U make for Makina?

10. What makes Makina impatient to finish the errand her mother has given her?

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