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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Makina’s brother answer when she asks if he got hurt?
(a) He says that he did not get a scratch.
(b) He says that he was wounded once and recovered.
(c) He says that he was wounded badly and has never healed.
(d) He says that he was only ever grazed lightly by shrapnel or bullets.

2. What kind of machines are working at the place Makina arrives at, which her brother had gone to see?
(a) Paving machines.
(b) Construction machines.
(c) Excavators.
(d) Drilling rigs.

3. How long does it take for Makina to realize that she has made a mistake in regard to recognizing her brother?
(a) A moment.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A minute.
(d) Ten minutes.

4. What does Makina’s brother say typically initiated periods of activity for him and his fellow soldiers?
(a) One of his homeys would be shot.
(b) There was no regularity to the periods of activity.
(c) A higher-up would decide it was time for a campaign.
(d) A bomb would be thrown into the compound.

5. At what time of day does Makina arrive at the address she is looking for?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Dawn.

6. After the boy takes Makina inside the restaurant, he introduces her to a woman. Who does the woman remind Makina of?
(a) The boy on the bus.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Cora.

7. Which of the four places with the same name does Makina want?
(a) The one with the bridge.
(b) The one with the park.
(c) The one with the canal.
(d) The one with the tower.

8. Where is Makina, in her dream, when she is evicted from the ATM booth?
(a) In a cave with her brother.
(b) On top of the eighth hill.
(c) In the eighth circle of hell.
(d) Back in her home.

9. What does Makina find when she arrives at the land her brother had gone to see?
(a) A city intersection.
(b) Sheer emptiness.
(c) A vacant lot.
(d) A busy marketplace.

10. Why does Makina not want to call the cops for help?
(a) Because her good fortune is measured by avoiding the cops.
(b) Because they will deport her.
(c) Because they will disappear her.
(d) Because they will know Mr. P and make trouble for her.

11. Why did Makina go into the ATM booth?
(a) For shelter from the cold.
(b) To hide from some cops.
(c) To change her clothes.
(d) To get money.

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

13. What is the advantage of a polyglot language, in Makina’s eyes?
(a) It belongs to the people, not the academics.
(b) It tells you new things.
(c) It includes more people.
(d) It lives closer to the heart.

14. What does Makina’s brother’s second note say?
(a) "I’m going to send money with my next letter."
(b) "I’m fine, I have a job."
(c) "I’m in danger, help."
(d) "Send money so I can come home."

15. What does the cop tell Makina to do?
(a) Surrender her possessions.
(b) Ask permission for anything she wants.
(c) Change her clothes.
(d) Run.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What distinguishes Makina’s travel from one city to another?

3. Whose place does Makina’s brother take in the army?

4. What did Makina’s brother’s first note home say?

5. What does Makina write?

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