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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. What do both Maureen and Bam refuse from July at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Tea.
(d) Milk.

2. Where does the photograph of Maureen and Lydia end up later in Life?
(a) In an ad against apartheid.
(b) In a magazine.
(c) In a Life book.
(d) In a story about white supremacists.

3. Why does the old woman become angry with July in Section 2?
(a) He killed the wrong chicken.
(b) He spent too much money.
(c) He is cruel.
(d) He wrongly thatched the roof.

4. What does Maureen note in Section 3 that she doesn’t want to hear a spiel on?
(a) Whether or not their old lives were a lie.
(b) Whether or not their politics are justified.
(c) Whether or not their lives are in danger.
(d) Whether or not she is a good mother.

5. Who warns Bam of an impending bank crisis?
(a) An accountant he helped design a home for.
(b) A police officer he helped design a home for.
(c) A loan officer he helped design a home for.
(d) His secretary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did July’s wife give up for the Smalls?

3. What does Maureen see when she steps out for a rain shower in Section 3?

4. What have the boys learned to do instead of us toilet paper?

5. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?

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