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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5, Pages 64-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has passed since Maureen and Bam left Johannesburg?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

2. Why does Maureen want to keep the small warthog?
(a) It will be tender.
(b) Out of respect for the village.
(c) It is easier to cook.
(d) Out of respect for July.

3. What does Maureen believe about July as he addresses her and Bam in Section 4?
(a) That he is always speaking to Bam.
(b) That she is always who he is speaking to.
(c) That he sees them as equals.
(d) That he sees them as inferior.

4. Where does July note that he was during his time away with the bakke?
(a) Back in town.
(b) At a farm.
(c) At the chiefs.
(d) At the shops.

5. 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 imagine planes.
(c) They can’t imagine guns to shoot planes.
(d) They can’t see blacks rebelling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?

2. Who does Bam meet that would like to use the gun?

3. What do both Maureen and Bam refuse from July at the beginning of the novel?

4. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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