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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 kind.
(b) She’s not attractive.
(c) She’s not a good mother.
(d) She’s not rich.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bakkie?

2. What do both Maureen and Bam refuse from July at the beginning of the novel?

3. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?

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

5. Who warns Bam of an impending bank crisis?

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