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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 offer to bring Maureen instead of the medication his wife offered?
(a) A blanket and cold medicine.
(b) More wood.
(c) A thermometer.
(d) A new mixture.

2. What does July bring for Bam in Section 1?
(a) A car.
(b) Water.
(c) Wood.
(d) Meat.

3. How does Maureen know July is lying about what his family says upon their first meeting?
(a) They don’t say anything, although he translates.
(b) They sound angry.
(c) He doesn’t speak their language.
(d) They say more than he appears to translate.

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

5. What do Maureen and Bam listen to instead of their regular radio broadcast in Section 7?
(a) Cuban news.
(b) Military radio.
(c) African news.
(d) American news.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chief ask about, in terms of Johannesburg?

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

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

4. What does the chief want Bam to do to help him?

5. Why does Martha find it odd when July answers her questions?

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