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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 Maureen notice about the value of money to the villagers?
(a) It means more than life.
(b) It has significant meaning.
(c) They don’t know what money is.
(d) It has little meaning.

2. Who takes the bakke in Section 3?
(a) Royce and July.
(b) Maureen and Bam.
(c) July and another man.
(d) Bam and July.

3. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?
(a) Blacks are being sold as slaves.
(b) Whites are being sold as slaves.
(c) Democracy is being challenged.
(d) Apartheid is being challenged.

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

5. When were July’s children conceived?
(a) On his leave.
(b) When his wife was in town.
(c) During holidays.
(d) It is unknown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does July’s family have difficulty understanding why the Smalls wouldn't just fly overseas?

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

3. What color is the Smalls' bakkie?

4. Where does the photograph of Maureen and Lydia end up later in Life?

5. To whom is Maureen introduced in Section 2?

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