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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 does July’s family have difficulty understanding why the Smalls wouldn't just fly overseas?
(a) They know the whites have money.
(b) They can’t see blacks rebelling.
(c) They can’t imagine planes.
(d) They can’t imagine guns to shoot planes.

2. When were July’s children conceived?
(a) During holidays.
(b) It is unknown.
(c) On his leave.
(d) When his wife was in town.

3. What does July bring for Bam in Section 1?
(a) Wood.
(b) Water.
(c) Meat.
(d) A car.

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

5. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?
(a) Meaningless in their support of black power.
(b) Meaningless in their support of white rights.
(c) Meaningless in their support of black rights.
(d) Meaningless in their support of white power.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Maureen know July is lying about what his family says upon their first meeting?

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

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

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