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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Makina characterize new ways of saying things?
(a) As new things themselves.
(b) As degradation of pure languages.
(c) As prophesies of a new world.
(d) As transformations of the old world.

2. What does the light look like in the sky when Makina arrives at the address?
(a) Gray with snow.
(b) Drying blood.
(c) Pink flowers.
(d) Yellow storm clouds.

3. What would Makina’s brother keep at the end of the deployment?
(a) His military gear.
(b) The family’s house.
(c) The person’s identity.
(d) The person’s books.

4. What is Makina’s brother told he will be doing, by taking this job?
(a) Saving a family.
(b) Earning his keep.
(c) Assuring his immortality.
(d) Saving his country.

5. What traits make the people’s language in America similar to Makina herself?
(a) Formlessness, potential.
(b) Malleability, permeability.
(c) Intensity, passion.
(d) Durability, obduracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Makina surprised by the man who opens the door at the address the woman from the restaurant gave her?

2. What food has Makina brought with her?

3. What did the family expect Makina’s brother to do for them?

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

5. Who offered Makina’s brother a job?

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