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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

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 Mr. Aitch wait to do, before he gives Makina the thing he wants her to deliver?
(a) Give him some information.
(b) Swear an oath.
(c) Knock back her drink.
(d) Kiss his ring.

3. What food has Makina brought with her?
(a) Goat cheese.
(b) Tamales.
(c) Peanut brittle.
(d) Fry bread.

4. What does Makina say about the food, which she knows is not true?
(a) That life was better at home.
(b) That all cooking is Mexican.
(c) That she could live here.
(d) That American food is a lie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Makina packed in her rucksack?

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

3. What does Makina say to the people who are swallowed by the sinkhole?

4. Where does Makina find Mr. Double-U?

5. Who is guarding the door at Mr. Aitch’s place?

(see the answer key)

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