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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The thing Makina sees once she is across the rive is not, in fact, a good omen: What is it?
(a) A vulture circling.
(b) A storm coming.
(c) Police coming to arrest her.
(d) A swollen corpse.

2. What did Makina’s brother expect to get in return for taking this person’s place in the army?
(a) American citizenship.
(b) A plot of land.
(c) A new car.
(d) A large sum of money.

3. What does Makina say she wants to do when the man tells her that the family who lived there moved?
(a) Go to Europe.
(b) Go home.
(c) Kill someone.
(d) Hang herself from a lamp post.

4. What is Makina’s job at home?
(a) She runs the local switchboard.
(b) She is a teacher.
(c) She takes care of children.
(d) She is a cook.

5. What does Mr. Aitch’s driver do when Makina takes out the package?
(a) Takes it and keeps it.
(b) Throws it away.
(c) Refuses to take it.
(d) Takes it to a man in a market.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Makina say the people in the anglogaggle react to the machines at the self-checkout?

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

3. What does Makina say people are doing when they combine languages?

4. How long does it take for Makina to realize that she has made a mistake in regard to recognizing her brother?

5. Why does Makina pack light?

(see the answer key)

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