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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 July’s mother eventually do as she carries wood in Section 5?
(a) Faint.
(b) Give up.
(c) Crawl on the ground.
(d) Ask for help.

2. What is Martha particularly concerned about regarding July's situation with the Smalls in Section 2?
(a) He will not be able to provide for the whites.
(b) He will not be happy.
(c) He will run away.
(d) He will no longer be paid.

3. In Section 5, what does Maureen wonder about the town woman?
(a) Whether she has children.
(b) Whether she is married.
(c) Whether she loves July.
(d) Whether July loves her.

4. 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.

5. Where does July note that he was during his time away with the bakke?
(a) At the chiefs.
(b) At a farm.
(c) At the shops.
(d) Back in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would Maureen and Bam be left behind, even if the Americans and Europeans were airlifted out?

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

3. What color is the Smalls' bakkie?

4. What is Maureen afraid of, in terms of the children and the water?

5. What does July say he plans to tell people when they ask about the bakke?

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