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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 do the children bring to help the small animals born in their hut?
(a) Water.
(b) A bag for bedding.
(c) Food.
(d) Flea collars.

2. What 'medication' does Maureen get from Martha in Section 4?
(a) Something for her cold.
(b) Something for the children’s cough.
(c) Something for malaria.
(d) Something to make her sleep.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom is Maureen introduced in Section 2?

3. What do July’s daughters seem amazed at regarding July's situation in the city?

4. What does Maureen note in Section 3 that she doesn’t want to hear a spiel on?

5. Why is July hurt by Maureen in Section 5?

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