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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 surprises July’s wife about Maureen upon first meeting her?
(a) She’s not a good mother.
(b) She’s not rich.
(c) She’s not attractive.
(d) She’s not kind.

2. What does Maureen do when she menstruates?
(a) Bathes several times a day in the river.
(b) Places a pad properly.
(c) She does nothing.
(d) Places rags between her legs.

3. What does July bring for Bam in Section 1?
(a) Wood.
(b) Water.
(c) Meat.
(d) A car.

4. What does Maureen realize the people in town will see about July?
(a) His possession of the bakke.
(b) His new wealth.
(c) His possession of money.
(d) His new clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who used to visit Maureen in the yard with July?

2. What does July bring into the hut in Section 4?

3. What is a bakkie?

4. On what do the Smalls become intoxicated?

5. Why does Bam know something has happened in Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maureen get the car keys in Section 4, why, and what is July’s reaction?

2. Why is July so humiliated that Maureen doesn’t like him having the car keys?

3. Explain what Maureen discovers as she notices various gadgets being used around the village.

4. Describe the bakke, and its use in the Smalls family, both previously and currently.

5. What happened to the blacks under the Small’s employ, including July?

6. Explain Martha and July's mother's reaction to meeting Maureen in Section 2.

7. What does Victor’s anger at the “stealing” of “their” water show?

8. Explain Maureen’s reaction to meeting Martha and July’s mother in Section 2.

9. What types of items does July continue to bring the Smalls family, even in his village?

10. What is happening in South Africa at the time of the novel?

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