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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes the bakke in Section 3?
(a) July and another man.
(b) Bam and July.
(c) Maureen and Bam.
(d) Royce and July.

2. What does Bam help July build in Section 3?
(a) A stable.
(b) A well.
(c) A water tank.
(d) A new hut.

3. What did Maureen’s father do for a living?
(a) He was a shift boss in the mines.
(b) He was a servant.
(c) He was an architect.
(d) He was a lawyer.

4. 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 know the whites have money.
(c) They can’t imagine planes.
(d) They can’t see blacks rebelling.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do Bam and Maureen continue to listen to the radio?

3. What surprises July’s wife about Maureen upon first meeting her?

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

5. What is a bakkie?

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