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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. Who helps the Smalls escape their home at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Nora.
(b) Ellen.
(c) July.
(d) Martha.

2. What is understood by July's girlfriend in the city to be July’s responsibilities?
(a) His employer.
(b) His children at home.
(c) His children in town.
(d) His children in various places.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Section 1, where are the children sleeping, once in the hut?

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

4. What does July bring for Bam in Section 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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