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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How many languages does Makina speak?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

4. What does Makina tell her younger sister about men who have filthy mouths?
(a) That they are the most dangerous.
(b) That they are usually afraid.
(c) That they might have powerful friends.
(d) That they can still be fragile.

5. How many times does Makina think she has arrived, only to find out that she has to keep going?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is guarding Mr. Double-U?

2. What would happen if Makina’s brother died during the time at war?

3. What does the narrator say is brimming in the immigrants’ language?

4. Where is Makina shot by the Anglo rancher?

5. How does Makina characterize the shift in the people’s language in America?

(see the answer key)

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