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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Makina help Mr. Q with a few years ago?
(a) Mayoral politics.
(b) Recovering his money.
(c) Getting him elected.
(d) Hiding him from his enemies.

2. What does the narrator say is brimming in the immigrants’ language?
(a) Patience.
(b) Powerlessness.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Grief.

3. What do the signs say, that Makina sees in the city after passing through the mountains?
(a) They give directions.
(b) They prohibit things.
(c) They warn against danger.
(d) They educate the citizens.

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

5. What is the advantage of a polyglot language, in Makina’s eyes?
(a) It tells you new things.
(b) It belongs to the people, not the academics.
(c) It lives closer to the heart.
(d) It includes more people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makina find when she arrives at the land her brother had gone to see?

2. What does Makina say she wants to do when the man tells her that the family who lived there moved?

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

4. Why does Makina feel guilty about making her trip?

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

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