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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Pages 24-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?
(a) They believe the whites to always have a home.
(b) They believe the whites to have family elsewhere.
(c) They believe the whites to have superior lives.
(d) They believe the whites to be more powerful.

2. What is the real reason Bam and Maureen do not leave South Africa?
(a) They do not want to leave family.
(b) They have nowhere to go.
(c) They cannot get their money out.
(d) They do not want to move the children.

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

4. Why does the old woman become angry with July in Section 2?
(a) He killed the wrong chicken.
(b) He is cruel.
(c) He wrongly thatched the roof.
(d) He spent too much money.

5. What does Bam mean when he notes that “women are cowards”?
(a) He means women are weak.
(b) He means women choose to strike when men are at their weakest.
(c) He means women are manipulative.
(d) He means women choose to strike when they are at their strongest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bakkie?

2. Why can’t the Smalls fly overseas?

3. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?

4. When were July’s children conceived?

5. Why does Maureen avoid reading the only book she has?

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