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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 food has Makina brought with her?
(a) Tamales.
(b) Goat cheese.
(c) Peanut brittle.
(d) Fry bread.

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

3. How many languages does Makina speak?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

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

5. When someone from Makina’s town struck it rich and came back, how did he try to impress Makina?
(a) By arriving in an expensive car.
(b) By demonstrating a cell phone.
(c) By namedropping important men’s names.
(d) By flashing cash.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Makina say the people look when they leave the supermarket and return to the street?

2. What is Makina nervous about when she travels to the end of the world?

3. What does Mr. Aitch ask Makina to deliver to Mr. P.?

4. What does Makina feel as she makes her way through the mountains?

5. What does Makina tell her younger sister about men who have filthy mouths?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Makina need to do to get access to Mr. Double-U and Mr. Aitch?

7. How does the narrator describe the city Makina arrives in?

8. How does Mr. P. help Makina in her quest?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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