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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 color is the Smalls' bakkie?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Orange.
(d) Yellow.

2. Why does July’s family have difficulty understanding why the Smalls wouldn't just fly overseas?
(a) They know the whites have money.
(b) They can’t see blacks rebelling.
(c) They can’t imagine guns to shoot planes.
(d) They can’t imagine planes.

3. To whom is Maureen introduced in Section 2?
(a) July's father.
(b) July’s children.
(c) July’s wife and mother.
(d) July's brother.

4. Why can’t the Smalls fly overseas?
(a) The don’t have money.
(b) They can’t reach the airport.
(c) Rebels are shooting down the planes.
(d) The planes are broken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who used to visit Maureen in the yard with July?

2. What does July’s son realize in Section 2, that the others do not?

3. What makes the children happy, as nothing can?

4. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?

5. How much time has passed since Maureen and Bam left Johannesburg?

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