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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. What does July bring the Smalls at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Cola.
(b) Tea.
(c) Water.
(d) Coffee.

2. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?
(a) He wants to sell it.
(b) He wants to use it for parts.
(c) He wants to steal it.
(d) He’s afraid it will be seen.

3. In Section 3, what has Maureen noticed about items in the village?
(a) They are stolen by July from her home.
(b) They are expensive.
(c) They are purchased by July.
(d) They are handmade.

4. What is Maureen afraid of, in terms of the children and the water?
(a) It is too warm.
(b) Feces.
(c) It is too cold.
(d) Illness.

5. What is Bam’s profession?
(a) Neuroscientist.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Architect.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bam do to try to reconcile after his argument with Maureen in Section 3?

2. What makes the children happy, as nothing can?

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

4. Who used to visit Maureen in the yard with July?

5. What did July’s mother give up for the Smalls?

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