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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10, Pages 143-156.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maureen run for at the end of the book?
(a) To escape the helicopter.
(b) July.
(c) To get to the helicopter.
(d) Her family.

2. What do even the children know about the secret of the gun?
(a) Everyone knew it was there.
(b) No one cared about the gun.
(c) The gun was never there.
(d) No one knew it was there.

3. Why do Bam and Maureen continue to listen to the radio?
(a) They want to hear the rebels’ political stance.
(b) They want to hear their own language.
(c) They miss music.
(d) They want to hear news of the uprisings.

4. Who is July’s favorite child?
(a) Gina.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Victor.
(d) Royce.

5. What does July say about Bam to Victor when he complains about the water?
(a) He is old.
(b) He is clever.
(c) He is cruel.
(d) He is unfair.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maureen know July is lying about what his family says upon their first meeting?

2. Who drives the car with the family in Section 7?

3. What is Maureen afraid of, in terms of the children and the water?

4. What does Maureen think the blacks would say about July’s actions in saving the Smalls?

5. What is surprising about the photo of Maureen and Lydia?

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