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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 do Daniel and July do when they see the chief in Section 8?
(a) Sing.
(b) Drop to their knees.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Shake his hand.

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

3. What does Maureen begin doing with her time in Section 7?
(a) She takes photographs.
(b) She begins plotting her escape.
(c) She begins gathering food like the other women.
(d) She begins writing a novel.

4. In Section 6, what does Victor note some Africans are, unlike July?
(a) Humble.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Cocky.

5. What did Maureen’s father do for a living?
(a) He was a shift boss in the mines.
(b) He was a servant.
(c) He was an architect.
(d) He was a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the children bring to help the small animals born in their hut?

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

4. What is July trying to fix on the car in Section 7?

5. What does Maureen understand must be balanced in black affairs?

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