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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. Where did Maureen obtain the malaria drugs she and Bam take?
(a) She got them from July.
(b) She got them from Ellen.
(c) She looted them.
(d) She bought them in town.

2. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?
(a) Blacks are being sold as slaves.
(b) Apartheid is being challenged.
(c) Whites are being sold as slaves.
(d) Democracy is being challenged.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bakkie?

2. Where does the photograph of Maureen and Lydia end up later in Life?

3. Why can’t the Smalls fly overseas?

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

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

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