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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. Who helps the Smalls escape their home at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Nora.
(c) Martha.
(d) July.

2. What does July say he plans to tell people when they ask about the bakke?
(a) That he borrowed it.
(b) That he found it abandoned.
(c) That he stole it.
(d) That he got it from Bam in town.

3. What does Maureen think July was really talking about when he criticized the chief?
(a) His mother.
(b) Himself.
(c) His people.
(d) His father.

4. What does the man accuse the children of in Section 6?
(a) Stealing the food.
(b) Stealing a bag.
(c) Stealing the flea collars.
(d) Stealing the water.

5. What does July think of his own chief?
(a) He thinks the chief is weak.
(b) He thinks the chief is dying.
(c) He thinks the cheif is brave.
(d) He thinks the chief is strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the chief’s final words to the Smalls in Section 8?

2. What is Bam’s reasoning for not owning a pistol?

3. What does Bam do to rectify the situation after a villager accuses the children of something in Section 6?

4. What does Bam ask about Maureen’s actions with the small animals born in their hut?

5. What does Maureen say about July being afraid in Section 7?

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