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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, Pages 81-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maureen note in Section 3 that she doesn’t want to hear a spiel on?
(a) Whether or not their politics are justified.
(b) Whether or not their old lives were a lie.
(c) Whether or not she is a good mother.
(d) Whether or not their lives are in danger.

2. Why is Bam really angry with July in Section 4?
(a) For his spite.
(b) For stealing their things.
(c) For his anger.
(d) For taking the car keys.

3. What does July’s wife experience for the first time when she meets Maureen?
(a) She’s never seen a white.
(b) She’s never heard English.
(c) The meeting of a white woman.
(d) The touching of white skin.

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

5. Why do Bam and Maureen continue to listen to the radio?
(a) They want to hear their own language.
(b) They want to hear the rebels’ political stance.
(c) They want to hear news of the uprisings.
(d) They miss music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What 'medication' does Maureen get from Martha in Section 4?

2. Who does Bam meet that would like to use the gun?

3. In Section 2, what did July’s children see that Bam has in the hut?

4. What does July offer to bring Maureen instead of the medication his wife offered?

5. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?

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