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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. Aitch?
(a) At the bus station.
(b) At the Casino.
(c) At the Turkish Baths.
(d) At the Pulquería Raskolnikova.

2. What does Makina think the folding chairs look like, at the stadium?
(a) Burial mounds.
(b) An obsidian mountain.
(c) Grave stones.
(d) Aztec temples.

3. Who is guarding Mr. Double-U?
(a) Goons with guns.
(b) A solitary silent man.
(c) A black man with a badge.
(d) A boy Makina has had relations with.

4. What is it about Makina’s boyfriend’s behavior that inspires respect in her?
(a) His devotion.
(b) His patience.
(c) His restraint.
(d) His adoration.

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

6. What is Mr. Aitch doing when Makina arrives?
(a) Playing dominoes.
(b) Having a sauna.
(c) Reading the paper.
(d) Having a meal.

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

8. 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.

9. What sound does the narrator say the earth makes when the sinkhole opens?
(a) A loud roar.
(b) A dull groan.
(c) A quiet pop.
(d) A silent sucking.

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

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

12. What role had Mr. Aitch played in Makina’s brother’s departure?
(a) He captured him and took him away for a job.
(b) He sent him away.
(c) He sent him into exile.
(d) He told him where to go.

13. How did Makina handle the man-who-struck-it-rich's failure?
(a) She kissed him on the cheek and wished him better luck next time.
(b) She laughed at him contemptuously in front of his friends.
(c) She called the police to have him taken away.
(d) She called his mother and asked her to come get him.

14. How does Makina travel to the bus station?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By horse.
(c) Underground.
(d) On foot.

15. What does Makina say is called for, when she refuses the pulque the bartender brings out?
(a) Contrition.
(b) Insolence.
(c) Insults.
(d) Negotiation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the men in the black car waiting for Makina?

2. What does the old man say the point of baseball is?

3. What is Mr. P patting while he talks with Makina?

4. How did Chucho recognize Makina?

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

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