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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Aitch ask Makina to deliver to Mr. P.?
(a) A small bundle.
(b) A check.
(c) A note.
(d) A sealed box.

2. What does Mr. Double-U offer Makina?
(a) A man who will take her to her brother.
(b) A job for her brother.
(c) A gift for her mother.
(d) A man to transport her across to the other side.

3. When did Makina first meet Mr. Double-U?
(a) When he was in hiding.
(b) When he was a guest in her house.
(c) When he presided over a public festival.
(d) When he was in prison.

4. What does Makina say to the people who are swallowed by the sinkhole?
(a) "Hasta la vista."
(b) "So long."
(c) "Happy trails."
(d) "Tough luck."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makina say Mr. Q has never been known to do?

2. What is it about Makina’s boyfriend’s behavior that inspires respect in her?

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

4. What is Makina nervous about when she travels to the end of the world?

5. What does the narrator say it feels like like to be around Cora?

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