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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maureen ask that puts July ill at ease in Section 5?
(a) About his relationship with Ellen.
(b) About his relationship with Bam.
(c) About his relationship with Royce.
(d) About his relationship with Martha.

2. What does Bam do for leisure in Section 3?
(a) He plays sports with the villagers.
(b) He spends time with his family.
(c) He sings with the villagers.
(d) He drinks beer with the villagers.

3. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?
(a) Meaningless in their support of black rights.
(b) Meaningless in their support of black power.
(c) Meaningless in their support of white power.
(d) Meaningless in their support of white rights.

4. Who is July’s favorite child?
(a) Victor.
(b) Royce.
(c) Gina.
(d) Ellen.

5. Why is Maureen hurt by July in Section 5?
(a) She feels she is being used.
(b) She feels he cares more for Bam than for her.
(c) She feels she has been lied to.
(d) She feels her friendliness for him has been misinterpreted.

6. What is surprising about the photo of Maureen and Lydia?
(a) Their roles of servant and master are clear.
(b) They are holding hands.
(c) They are both black.
(d) They are both white.

7. To whom is Maureen introduced in Section 2?
(a) July’s wife and mother.
(b) July's brother.
(c) July’s children.
(d) July's father.

8. What does Maureen understand must be balanced in black affairs?
(a) Money and desire.
(b) Duty and love.
(c) Desire and duty.
(d) Love and money.

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

10. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?
(a) The date.
(b) The year.
(c) Family traditions.
(d) The order of the day.

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

12. What does Maureen keep secret from Bam in Section 4?
(a) That she knows the vehicle is back.
(b) That she knows he doesn’t believe things will improve.
(c) That she knows he can’t go back.
(d) That she knows July is back.

13. What does Bam do to try to reconcile after his argument with Maureen in Section 3?
(a) He reads to her.
(b) He talks to her.
(c) He leaves her alone.
(d) He sings to her.

14. What does July’s mother eventually do as she carries wood in Section 5?
(a) Crawl on the ground.
(b) Give up.
(c) Ask for help.
(d) Faint.

15. What is Maureen afraid of, in terms of the children and the water?
(a) It is too warm.
(b) Illness.
(c) Feces.
(d) It is too cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is understood by July's girlfriend in the city to be July’s responsibilities?

2. Why does Maureen avoid reading the only book she has?

3. Why do Bam and Maureen continue to listen to the radio?

4. What has Maureen learned to make appropriately by Section 4?

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

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