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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. What does Bam do to try to reconcile after his argument with Maureen in Section 3?
(a) He sings to her.
(b) He reads to her.
(c) He leaves her alone.
(d) He talks to her.

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

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 he sees them as inferior.
(c) That he sees them as equals.
(d) That she is always who he is speaking to.

4. What is Bam not aware of when he shows the gun to the villagers?
(a) They already know it exists.
(b) They don’t know what it is.
(c) They think it is a weapon against them.
(d) They don’t believe in guns.

5. Why does Maureen avoid reading the only book she has?
(a) She doesn’t want to know the ending.
(b) She knows that when she reads it, there are no others.
(c) She hates reading.
(d) She can’t read it because it is in Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Maureen introduced in Section 2?

2. Why is Bam really angry with July in Section 4?

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

4. What does July claim in Section 5 that Maureen doesn’t like?

5. When were July’s children conceived?

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