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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Pages 15-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does July’s son realize in Section 2, that the others do not?
(a) The whites are now powerless.
(b) They no longer have money.
(c) The whites are now alone.
(d) They will eventually be caught.

2. What object does Bam not keep in his home?
(a) Servants.
(b) Slaves.
(c) A knife.
(d) A revolver.

3. In Section 1, where are the children sleeping, once in the hut?
(a) Hammocks.
(b) The floor.
(c) Car seats.
(d) Beds.

4. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?
(a) Meaningless in their support of black power.
(b) Meaningless in their support of white power.
(c) Meaningless in their support of black rights.
(d) Meaningless in their support of white rights.

5. What surprises July’s wife about Maureen upon first meeting her?
(a) She’s not rich.
(b) She’s not a good mother.
(c) She’s not kind.
(d) She’s not attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the Smalls' bakkie?

2. What does July’s wife experience for the first time when she meets Maureen?

3. What did July’s mother give up for the Smalls?

4. Why does the old woman become angry with July in Section 2?

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

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