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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many languages does Makina speak?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

2. Why does Makina not react immediately when the boy harasses her?
(a) She does not want to make a scene.
(b) She knows Mr. Aitch will be angry.
(c) She is not used to being treated this way.
(d) She is afraid of him.

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

4. Which of these things does the sinkhole swallow?
(a) A flock of geese.
(b) The noonday sunshine.
(c) Screams of passersby.
(d) A house and camper.

5. Where does Makina meet Mr. Aitch?
(a) At the Casino.
(b) At the bus station.
(c) At the Pulquería Raskolnikova.
(d) At the Turkish Baths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Aitch wait to do, before he gives Makina the thing he wants her to deliver?

2. Who is guarding Mr. Double-U?

3. What does Makina say is a "slippery bitch" (11)?

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

5. What shape does the sinkhole take when it is done sinking?

(see the answer key)

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