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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, Pages 50-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Maureen keep secret from Bam in Section 4?
(a) That she knows he can’t go back.
(b) That she knows he doesn’t believe things will improve.
(c) That she knows the vehicle is back.
(d) That she knows July is back.

3. What does Bam mean when he notes that “women are cowards”?
(a) He means women are weak.
(b) He means women choose to strike when men are at their weakest.
(c) He means women are manipulative.
(d) He means women choose to strike when they are at their strongest.

4. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?
(a) They believe the whites to have superior lives.
(b) They believe the whites to have family elsewhere.
(c) They believe the whites to be more powerful.
(d) They believe the whites to always have a home.

5. What did July bring back with him after taking the bakke without permission?
(a) Another vehicle.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Money.
(d) Food and supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does July report in Section 4 about the towns?

2. What does July offer to bring Maureen instead of the medication his wife offered?

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

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

5. Who takes the bakke in Section 3?

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