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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, Pages 108-121.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maureen want to keep the small warthog?
(a) It will be tender.
(b) Out of respect for July.
(c) It is easier to cook.
(d) Out of respect for the village.

2. Why do the blacks not kill the warthogs?
(a) They have no guns.
(b) They don’t believe in eating meat.
(c) They don’t know how.
(d) They don’t know they exist.

3. In Section 5, what does Maureen wonder about the town woman?
(a) Whether she loves July.
(b) Whether July loves her.
(c) Whether she has children.
(d) Whether she is married.

4. What does Maureen understand about the question she asks July in Section 5 that puts him ill at ease?
(a) July did not comprehend the question.
(b) July hates her.
(c) July will never forgive her.
(d) July doesn’t love her anymore.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bam’s reasoning for not owning a pistol?

2. What term does July use that frustrates the Small family?

3. What does Bam wonder about, in terms of what July will do if the Smalls are evicted?

4. Who is July’s favorite child?

5. What is Bam having trouble believing about the chief in Section 8?

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