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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 is the real reason Bam and Maureen do not leave South Africa?
(a) They have nowhere to go.
(b) They do not want to leave family.
(c) They do not want to move the children.
(d) They cannot get their money out.

2. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?
(a) The date.
(b) The order of the day.
(c) Family traditions.
(d) The year.

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

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

5. In Section 2, what did July’s children see that Bam has in the hut?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A cat.
(d) A key to the car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Martha particularly concerned about regarding July's situation with the Smalls in Section 2?

3. What does July bring the Smalls at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is a bakkie?

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

(see the answer key)

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