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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Pages 24-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who used to visit Maureen in the yard with July?
(a) July’s mother.
(b) July’s sister.
(c) July’s wife.
(d) July’s girlfriend in town.

2. What did July’s wife give up for the Smalls?
(a) Her extra bed.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her hut.
(d) Her stove.

3. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?
(a) He wants to sell it.
(b) He wants to use it for parts.
(c) He wants to steal it.
(d) He’s afraid it will be seen.

4. What did Maureen’s father do for a living?
(a) He was an architect.
(b) He was a servant.
(c) He was a shift boss in the mines.
(d) He was a lawyer.

5. What have the boys learned to do instead of us toilet paper?
(a) Wipe their bottoms with rags.
(b) Wipe their bottoms with leaves.
(c) Wipe their bottoms with stones.
(d) Rinse in the river water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does July bring for Bam in Section 1?

2. How much time has passed since Maureen and Bam left Johannesburg?

3. What makes the children happy, as nothing can?

4. What does July offer Maureen in terms of clothing?

5. How does Maureen know July is lying about what his family says upon their first meeting?

(see the answer key)

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