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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. Why can’t the Smalls fly overseas?
(a) Rebels are shooting down the planes.
(b) The planes are broken.
(c) The don’t have money.
(d) They can’t reach the airport.

2. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?
(a) The year.
(b) The order of the day.
(c) The date.
(d) Family traditions.

3. What does Maureen see when she steps out for a rain shower in Section 3?
(a) The village is quiet.
(b) There are armies coming.
(c) The night is lit up with bombs.
(d) The vehicle is returned.

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

5. What surprises July’s wife about Maureen upon first meeting her?
(a) She’s not kind.
(b) She’s not rich.
(c) She’s not attractive.
(d) She’s not a good mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?

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

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

4. What does Maureen realize about herself when she bathes in Section 1?

5. What is a bakkie?

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