View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Pages 24-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is surprising about the photo of Maureen and Lydia?
(a) They are holding hands.
(b) They are both black.
(c) They are both white.
(d) Their roles of servant and master are clear.

2. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?
(a) They believe the whites to have superior lives.
(b) They believe the whites to always have a home.
(c) They believe the whites to be more powerful.
(d) They believe the whites to have family elsewhere.

3. What does Bam mean when he notes that “women are cowards”?
(a) He means women are weak.
(b) He means women choose to strike when men are at their weakest.
(c) He means women are manipulative.
(d) He means women choose to strike when they are at their strongest.

4. What is Martha particularly concerned about regarding July's situation with the Smalls in Section 2?
(a) He will not be happy.
(b) He will run away.
(c) He will no longer be paid.
(d) He will not be able to provide for the whites.

5. What have the boys learned to do instead of us toilet paper?
(a) Wipe their bottoms with stones.
(b) Wipe their bottoms with leaves.
(c) Rinse in the river water.
(d) Wipe their bottoms with rags.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bam do for leisure in Section 3?

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

3. What is the real reason Bam and Maureen do not leave South Africa?

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

5. In Section 3, what has Maureen noticed about items in the village?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 355 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample