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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shape does the sinkhole take when it is done sinking?
(a) A narrow horizontal cavern.
(b) A long oval.
(c) A perfect circle.
(d) A wide tear.

2. What does Chucho tell Makina about the rancher who stops them?
(a) That he has a business reporting immigrants.
(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 will sell them as slaves if he can.

3. Who tells Makina to go clean up before she gives anyone the package?
(a) An old man at a flower shop.
(b) An old woman in a restaurant.
(c) The boy from the bus.
(d) Mr. Aitch’s driver.

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

5. What does the narrator say affected Makina for the first time with this sinkhole?
(a) The prophecies about the end of the world.
(b) Industrial accidents.
(c) Grief over her losses.
(d) The earth’s insanity.

6. What does Mr. P offer Makina?
(a) A place to stay.
(b) A job.
(c) Money.
(d) Protection.

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

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

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

10. What did the man-who-struck-it-rich not have, which kept him from impressing Makina the way he had planned?
(a) Cell towers.
(b) Friends to confirm his experiences.
(c) His wallet.
(d) Evidence of his travels.

11. Where does Makina meet Mr. Aitch?
(a) At the bus station.
(b) At the Pulquería Raskolnikova.
(c) At the Turkish Baths.
(d) At the Casino.

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

13. Who is guarding the door at Mr. Aitch’s place?
(a) A glacial guard.
(b) A kid Makina shucked.
(c) There is no guard.
(d) A goon with a gat.

14. What does Mr. Aitch wait to do, before he gives Makina the thing he wants her to deliver?
(a) Give him some information.
(b) Knock back her drink.
(c) Kiss his ring.
(d) Swear an oath.

15. What is Makina nervous about when she travels to the end of the world?
(a) Being financially-lost.
(b) Being disappeared-lost.
(c) Being soul-lost.
(d) Being disoriented-lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound does the narrator say the earth makes when the sinkhole opens?

2. What do the signs say, that Makina sees in the city after passing through the mountains?

3. When did Makina first meet Mr. Double-U?

4. What does Makina say her countrymen are armed with?

5. How does Makina describe her countrymen when she sees them on the street?

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