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

2. What is Bam’s profession?
(a) Architect.
(b) Neuroscientist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Soldier.

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

4. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?
(a) Democracy is being challenged.
(b) Blacks are being sold as slaves.
(c) Whites are being sold as slaves.
(d) Apartheid is being challenged.

5. What did July’s wife give up for the Smalls?
(a) Her hut.
(b) Her car.
(c) Her extra bed.
(d) Her stove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the Smalls' bakkie?

2. In Section 2, what did July’s children see that Bam has in the hut?

3. What is understood by July's girlfriend in the city to be July’s responsibilities?

4. What is a bakkie?

5. What object does Bam not keep in his home?

(see the answer key)

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