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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is guarding Mr. Double-U?

2. How do the people in the anglogaggle appear to Makina?

3. How does Makina say the people in the anglogaggle react to the machines at the self-checkout?

4. What does Makina see as a good omen, when she gets across the river?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has Makina brought with her on her trip to the other side?

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

4. What is Makina’s impression of the people she sees in the city?

5. What is Makina’s trip through the mountains like?

6. What does Makina think is killing her when the novel opens?

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

8. What does Makina say immigrants carried in their rucksacks?

9. What slang does Makina use, and what is its effect?

10. What kind of relationship does Makina have with her boyfriend?

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