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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, Pages 108-121.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bam hope Nyiko knows in Section 6?
(a) Who owns the kittens.
(b) Who stole the food.
(c) Who stole the bag.
(d) How to hand feed the kittens.

2. What does July’s mother eventually do as she carries wood in Section 5?
(a) Faint.
(b) Ask for help.
(c) Crawl on the ground.
(d) Give up.

3. Why does July send Daniel away in Section 7?
(a) He wants to talk about Daniel.
(b) He wants to be left alone.
(c) He wants to speak to Maureen privately.
(d) He knows Maureen doesn’t like Daniel.

4. What does Maureen ask that puts July ill at ease in Section 5?
(a) About his relationship with Ellen.
(b) About his relationship with Bam.
(c) About his relationship with Martha.
(d) About his relationship with Royce.

5. By the end of Section 7, what does Maureen realize about July and his feelings for her?
(a) She realizes he is humiliated.
(b) She realizes he loves her.
(c) She realizes he hates her.
(d) She doesn’t know how he feels for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gina do in Section 6 to bring about admonishment from Maureen?

2. In Section 5, what does Maureen wonder about the town woman?

3. What does July bring the Smalls at the beginning of the novel?

4. What is a Primus?

5. What does Maureen note in Section 3 that she doesn’t want to hear a spiel on?

(see the answer key)

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