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

2. Where did Maureen obtain the malaria drugs she and Bam take?
(a) She got them from Ellen.
(b) She got them from July.
(c) She bought them in town.
(d) She looted them.

3. What do July’s daughters seem amazed at regarding July's situation in the city?
(a) July had a separate room to bathe.
(b) July had a separate room to eat.
(c) July had a car.
(d) July had a separate room to sleep.

4. What did Maureen’s father do for a living?
(a) He was a servant.
(b) He was an architect.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a shift boss in the mines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does July offer Maureen in terms of clothing?

2. What does Maureen realize about herself when she bathes in Section 1?

3. What does Maureen see when she steps out for a rain shower in Section 3?

4. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?

5. What does July bring the Smalls at the beginning of the novel?

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