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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the men in the black car waiting for Makina?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Cops.
(c) Mr. P’s men.
(d) Coyotes.

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

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

5. What does Makina say to herself when the ground lurches, at the beginning of the book?
(a) "I’m dead."
(b) "This isn’t happening."
(c) "I’m not going to die here."
(d) "Here it comes."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Makina seduced by, in the city?

3. What does Mr. Double-U offer Makina?

4. What shape does the sinkhole take when it is done sinking?

5. Where is Makina shot by the Anglo rancher?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Makina impatient to finish the errand her mother has given her?

2. What danger does Makina face in making her trip?

3. How does Makina handle the harassment she faces on the bus?

4. What does Makina have to establish in her meetings with each of the three top dogs?

5. What is Makina’s river crossing like?

6. What is the obsidian mound that gives this chapter its name?

7. What arrangement does Mr. Double-U make for Makina?

8. Why does Cora send Makina to talk to the top dogs?

9. How does the old man explain the game of baseball to Makina?

10. Who do Makina and Chucho encounter on their trip from the river in Chapter 3, and how do they escape from this person?

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