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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is guarding Mr. Double-U?
(a) Goons with guns.
(b) A solitary silent man.
(c) A boy Makina has had relations with.
(d) A black man with a badge.

2. What does Makina drink with Mr. Double-U?
(a) Beer.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Pulque.

3. What does the narrator say affected Makina for the first time with this sinkhole?
(a) Grief over her losses.
(b) The earth’s insanity.
(c) The prophecies about the end of the world.
(d) Industrial accidents.

4. How does Makina travel to the bus station?
(a) On foot.
(b) By horse.
(c) By taxi.
(d) Underground.

5. What does the narrator say it feels like like to be around Cora?
(a) Being lost.
(b) Having your thoughts a million miles away.
(c) Sitting on her lap.
(d) Being a child again.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Makina avoid being drowned when their inner tube flips in the river?

2. How did Chucho recognize Makina?

3. What is Makina’s job at home?

4. What does Makina tell her younger sister about men who have filthy mouths?

5. What did Makina help Mr. Q with a few years ago?

(see the answer key)

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