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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Makina say is a "slippery bitch" (11)?
(a) The earth.
(b) The old mine.
(c) The river.
(d) The city.

3. What is Makina’s job at home?
(a) She runs the local switchboard.
(b) She is a cook.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She takes care of children.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Double-U offer Makina?

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

3. It is one thing to make exceptions, Makina says, but it is another to do what?

4. What has the sinkhole already swallowed?

5. How does Makina travel to the bus station?

(see the answer key)

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