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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does Makina arrive at the address she is looking for?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Dawn.

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

3. How does Makina avoid being drowned when their inner tube flips in the river?
(a) She lashes herself to the inner tube.
(b) She floats on her back.
(c) She stops struggling.
(d) She kicks till she reaches land.

4. Why does Makina feel guilty about making her trip?
(a) For needing so much help.
(b) For not having money to pay her way.
(c) For having left her mother.
(d) For leaving her switchboard.

5. What is the weather like in the mountains?
(a) The mist is too thick to see.
(b) Rain makes the road muddy.
(c) It starts to snow.
(d) The sun is crushingly hot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Makina says that the language she hears in the U.S. contains both ancient memory and what other trait?

2. What does Mr. Aitch ask Makina to deliver to Mr. P.?

3. What is the advantage of a polyglot language, in Makina’s eyes?

4. What does Mr. P offer Makina?

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

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