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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 did the man-who-struck-it-rich not have, which kept him from impressing Makina the way he had planned?
(a) Cell towers.
(b) Evidence of his travels.
(c) His wallet.
(d) Friends to confirm his experiences.

2. What does Makina think the folding chairs look like, at the stadium?
(a) Grave stones.
(b) Aztec temples.
(c) An obsidian mountain.
(d) Burial mounds.

3. Whose place does Makina’s brother take in the army?
(a) An intellectually-challenged teen.
(b) A dreamy man.
(c) A bad-tempered teen.
(d) An Anglo man.

4. What does Makina’s brother’s third note say?
(a) "Send money, I’m broke."
(b) "I have a job, now."
(c) "Stop asking if I’m okay."
(d) "I’m going to send money soon."

5. When someone from Makina’s town struck it rich and came back, how did he try to impress Makina?
(a) By namedropping important men’s names.
(b) By flashing cash.
(c) By demonstrating a cell phone.
(d) By arriving in an expensive car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makina do when she realizes she has made a mistake in recognizing her brother?

2. How did Makina handle the man-who-struck-it-rich's failure?

3. Why did Makina go into the ATM booth?

4. At what time of day does Makina arrive at the address she is looking for?

5. What does Makina write?

(see the answer key)

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