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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 July think of his own chief?
(a) He thinks the chief is strong.
(b) He thinks the chief is dying.
(c) He thinks the cheif is brave.
(d) He thinks the chief is weak.

2. What does Bam wonder about, in terms of what July will do if the Smalls are evicted?
(a) He wonders if July will miss them.
(b) He wonders if July will follow them.
(c) He wonders if July will fight to keep the children safe.
(d) He wonders if July will give back the car.

3. What does Maureen think the blacks would say about July’s actions in saving the Smalls?
(a) That he is a sellout to his people.
(b) That he was dangerous in trying to help.
(c) That he is helping the revolution.
(d) That he was right to save them.

4. Where has Daniel gone in Section 10?
(a) To town.
(b) To the village.
(c) To join the rebels.
(d) To the chief.

5. What happened to Nora’s husband?
(a) He left her.
(b) He died.
(c) He disappeared.
(d) He was hired at the mines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen think July was really talking about when he criticized the chief?

2. What reason does Maureen give for working with the women in Section 7?

3. What does Bam say about July in Section 8?

4. What does Maureen tell July in Section 10 about the bakke he so desires?

5. What does July want to ask Maureen about in private in Section 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Martha resentful toward Maureen when she asks where July has gone in Section 10?

2. What does Bam try to explain about why the chief shouldn’t kill his own people?

3. Why do you think Gina and the kids are so readily accepted, but Bam and Maureen are not?

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

5. Describe the shared moment of mockery between Martha and Maureen.

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

7. What is missing when the Smalls arrive back at the hut in Section 9, and what does this likely mean for the family?

8. Where has Daniel gone in Section 10, and what does this mean for Maureen and her family?

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

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

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