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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 did July’s wife give up for the Smalls?
(a) Her car.
(b) Her extra bed.
(c) Her hut.
(d) Her stove.

2. Why do Bam and Maureen continue to listen to the radio?
(a) They want to hear news of the uprisings.
(b) They want to hear the rebels’ political stance.
(c) They miss music.
(d) They want to hear their own language.

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

4. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?
(a) He’s afraid it will be seen.
(b) He wants to use it for parts.
(c) He wants to steal it.
(d) He wants to sell it.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color is the Smalls' bakkie?

3. Where did Maureen obtain the malaria drugs she and Bam take?

4. Why does Maureen avoid reading the only book she has?

5. What is the real reason Bam and Maureen do not leave South Africa?

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