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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 & Translator's note.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which direction does Makina have to go, to get to the first suggested place?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) North.
(d) West.

2. What would Makina’s brother keep at the end of the deployment?
(a) The person’s books.
(b) The person’s identity.
(c) His military gear.
(d) The family’s house.

3. What does the family do when Makina’s brother returns?
(a) Accuse him of identity theft.
(b) Leave town and reinvent themselves.
(c) Make arrangements to send him to school.
(d) Adopt him into the family formally.

4. What pose does the man in the truck assume, after Makina surprises him?
(a) Looming bullying.
(b) Hard-boiled slouch.
(c) Nonchalant repose.
(d) Anxious jittering.

5. What does Makina do when she realizes she has made a mistake in recognizing her brother?
(a) Falls over.
(b) Steadies herself against the desk.
(c) Covers her error with laughter.
(d) Collects herself without anyone noticing

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many flights does Makina descend at the location Chucho leaves her?

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

4. How does Makina say Mr. P’s men look?

5. What does the sign say, over the door at the bottom of the stairs?

(see the answer key)

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