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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, Pages 122-142.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?
(a) The date.
(b) The year.
(c) The order of the day.
(d) Family traditions.

3. 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.

4. Where is all of July’s money?
(a) In a tin under the bed.
(b) In the bank.
(c) He has no money.
(d) In his pocket.

5. What is surprising about the photo of Maureen and Lydia?
(a) They are both black.
(b) Their roles of servant and master are clear.
(c) They are both white.
(d) They are holding hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?

2. Who drives back to the hut after the meeting with the chief?

3. Why would Bam refuse to help the chief?

4. What does Maureen not realize she is helping the women collect in Section 9?

5. Who helps the Smalls escape their home at the beginning of the novel?

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