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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 knife.
(b) A key to the car.
(c) A cat.
(d) A gun.

2. What phrases does Bam hear on the radio that attracts his attention in Section 8?
(a) Mentions of bombs.
(b) Mentions of the American Embassy.
(c) Mentions of America.
(d) Mentions of flights out of Johannesburg.

3. What has Maureen learned to make appropriately by Section 4?
(a) Warthog.
(b) Spinach.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Meal.

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

5. What do July’s daughters seem amazed at regarding July's situation in the city?
(a) July had a separate room to eat.
(b) July had a separate room to bathe.
(c) July had a car.
(d) July had a separate room to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the blacks not kill the warthogs?

2. How much time has passed since Maureen and Bam left Johannesburg?

3. What is a bakkie?

4. In Section 6, what does Victor note some Africans are, unlike July?

5. What is the real reason Bam and Maureen do not leave South Africa?

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