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

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

3. Why does the old woman become angry with July in Section 2?
(a) He wrongly thatched the roof.
(b) He spent too much money.
(c) He is cruel.
(d) He killed the wrong chicken.

4. What do Bam and Maureen notice about the news broadcast in Section 6?
(a) It is no longer in English.
(b) It has bad reception and a bad announcer.
(c) It is now in Afrikaans.
(d) It is now in German.

5. What does Martha wonder about town?
(a) What the house looked like.
(b) What the streets looked like.
(c) Whether Maureen told July what to do.
(d) Whether the children went to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Maureen learned to make appropriately by Section 4?

2. What 'medication' does Maureen get from Martha in Section 4?

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

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

5. What does Maureen realize about herself when she bathes in Section 1?

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