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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 does July’s son realize in Section 2, that the others do not?
(a) The whites are now powerless.
(b) They no longer have money.
(c) They will eventually be caught.
(d) The whites are now alone.

2. What does July offer Maureen in terms of clothing?
(a) He offers to buy new ones.
(b) His wife and other women can make new clothing.
(c) He offers to mend them.
(d) His wife and other women can wash them.

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

4. Who used to visit Maureen in the yard with July?
(a) July’s girlfriend in town.
(b) July’s mother.
(c) July’s sister.
(d) July’s wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bam do for leisure in Section 3?

2. In Section 2, what did July’s children see that Bam has in the hut?

3. Who takes the bakke in Section 3?

4. What does Bam do to try to reconcile after his argument with Maureen in Section 3?

5. What is Martha particularly concerned about regarding July's situation with the Smalls in Section 2?

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