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

2. Who is in the group Makina is forced to join after finding her brother?
(a) Men on their knees in a vacant lot.
(b) Immigrants fleeing from the cops.
(c) Visitors being expelled from the base.
(d) Bystanders being arrested.

3. What does Makina’s brother say his experience of war mostly consisted of?
(a) Long weeks of technical training.
(b) Sustained periods of terror.
(c) A lot of pointless drilling.
(d) Long periods of boredom.

4. Why did Makina’s brother not return home?
(a) He was curious to stay.
(b) He had forgotten the way.
(c) He was too ashamed.
(d) He owed too much money to dangerous men.

5. 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 minute.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) A few minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of language do Mexicans speak on the other side?

2. What effect does Makina’s writing have?

3. What does Makina’s brother’s third note say?

4. What does the woman tell Makina about her brother’s condition when he showed up?

5. Why did Makina go into the ATM booth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of marriage ceremony does Makina encounter on her way to the army base?

2. What happened when Makina’s brother came back from the war?

3. What is Makina’s reaction when she sees her brother?

4. What drives Makina to take shelter in an ATM booth?

5. How does Makina say she found her brother?

6. How does Makina find the boy from the bus?

7. Who is the man who evicts Makina from the ATM booth?

8. Why does Makina’s brother say he did not return after the land fiasco?

9. What does Makina think she will do if they tell her bad news?

10. What does Makina learn about the job her brother took?

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