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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Makina pack light?
(a) She knows the top dogs’ men will take care of her.
(b) She is planning to start a new life on the other side.
(c) She is planning to come right back.
(d) She knows people along the way.

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

3. What does Mr. P offer Makina?
(a) Protection.
(b) A job.
(c) Money.
(d) A place to stay.

4. What is it about Makina’s boyfriend’s behavior that inspires respect in her?
(a) His patience.
(b) His restraint.
(c) His devotion.
(d) His adoration.

5. What has the sinkhole already swallowed?
(a) A shopping center.
(b) A chicken farm.
(c) A soccer pitch.
(d) An office park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makina say to herself when the ground lurches, at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Makina say her countrymen are armed with?

3. What color paint dominates the city Makina gets to after passing through the mountains?

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

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

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