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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 Maureen demand July do when she finds him after an obejctive has gone missing from her hut?
(a) Tell her what’s wrong.
(b) Talk to Bam.
(c) Get the gun back.
(d) Help them escape.

2. In Section 10, who do the Smalls first think of in the theft of an object from their hut?
(a) Royce.
(b) July.
(c) Victor.
(d) Gina.

3. What does Maureen do with the small animals born in her hut?
(a) She strangles them.
(b) She drowns them.
(c) She shoots them.
(d) She gives them away.

4. Where is all of July’s money?
(a) He has no money.
(b) In a tin under the bed.
(c) In the bank.
(d) In his pocket.

5. What does Bam say about July in Section 8?
(a) He’s shrewdy.
(b) He's annoying.
(c) He's a criminal.
(d) He's lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maureen suddenly bring up the stolen items in Section 10?

2. What does Maureen learn in Section 7 that they must to do to stay in the village?

3. Where has Martha seen a photograph?

4. By Section 8, who has joined the forces from Africa?

5. What do Daniel and July do when they see the chief in Section 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the birth of animals in the Smalls’ hut, and how that relates to the accusation of theft.

2. Describe Maureen’s point about the smell of her family.

3. Describe the scene where Bam lays face first in the bed. What happened, and what does this signify?

4. Describe what Bam’s feeding of the children shows, in terms of his role in the household, compared to his previous life?

5. Explain how Bam now feels about his wife by Section 7.

6. Explain the function of the black man the Smalls meet before the chief.

7. What is July’s feeling about Maureen working in the fields, and why?

8. After more conversation in Chapter 6, what does Martha reveal she was really concerned with?

9. Explain why Maureen thinks they need to leave in Section 9.

10. Explain why Maureen drowns the kittens and what this implies about her?

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