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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Makina meet Mr. Q?
(a) At the Turkish baths.
(b) At The Casino.
(c) In the town square.
(d) At the Pulquería Raskolnikova.

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

3. Where is Makina shot by the Anglo rancher?
(a) In the foot.
(b) In the shoulder.
(c) In the side.
(d) In the hip.

4. What does Makina say about the food, which she knows is not true?
(a) That she could live here.
(b) That life was better at home.
(c) That American food is a lie.
(d) That all cooking is Mexican.

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

6. How does Makina describe the cop cars’ progress across the landscape?
(a) Ricocheting.
(b) Bouncing.
(c) Haring.
(d) Lumbering.

7. What is Makina seduced by, in the city?
(a) The colorful buildings.
(b) The powerful policemen.
(c) The smells from restaurants.
(d) The sound of musicians.

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

9. Why does Makina pack light?
(a) She is planning to start a new life on the other side.
(b) She knows people along the way.
(c) She is planning to come right back.
(d) She knows the top dogs’ men will take care of her.

10. What does Chucho tell Makina about the rancher who stops them?
(a) That he will sell them as slaves if he can.
(b) That he is one of the people who think they are above the law.
(c) That he will get paid for their scalps.
(d) That he has a business reporting immigrants.

11. What does the old man say the point of baseball is?
(a) To get home.
(b) To steal.
(c) To colonize the bases.
(d) To run.

12. It is one thing to make exceptions, Makina says, but it is another to do what?
(a) Change the rules.
(b) Break the rules.
(c) Ignore the rules.
(d) Reinvent the rules.

13. How does Makina say the people look when they leave the supermarket and return to the street?
(a) Blithe.
(b) Wooden.
(c) Joyous.
(d) Relieved.

14. When did Makina first meet Mr. Double-U?
(a) When he was in prison.
(b) When he was a guest in her house.
(c) When he was in hiding.
(d) When he presided over a public festival.

15. What color paint dominates the city Makina gets to after passing through the mountains?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it about Makina’s boyfriend’s behavior that inspires respect in her?

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

3. How many languages does Makina speak?

4. Who tells Makina to go clean up before she gives anyone the package?

5. The thing Makina sees once she is across the rive is not, in fact, a good omen: What is it?

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