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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can’t the Smalls fly overseas?
(a) The don’t have money.
(b) The planes are broken.
(c) Rebels are shooting down the planes.
(d) They can’t reach the airport.

2. How does Maureen know July is lying about what his family says upon their first meeting?
(a) He doesn’t speak their language.
(b) They say more than he appears to translate.
(c) They sound angry.
(d) They don’t say anything, although he translates.

3. In Section 5, what does Maureen wonder about the town woman?
(a) Whether July loves her.
(b) Whether she is married.
(c) Whether she loves July.
(d) Whether she has children.

4. What did July’s wife give up for the Smalls?
(a) Her stove.
(b) Her extra bed.
(c) Her hut.
(d) Her car.

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

6. What is understood by July's girlfriend in the city to be July’s responsibilities?
(a) His children at home.
(b) His children in town.
(c) His children in various places.
(d) His employer.

7. How much time has passed since Maureen and Bam left Johannesburg?
(a) Five years.
(b) Four days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

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

9. What does Maureen realize the people in town will see about July?
(a) His new wealth.
(b) His possession of the bakke.
(c) His possession of money.
(d) His new clothes.

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

11. Why does Maureen want to keep the small warthog?
(a) It will be tender.
(b) Out of respect for July.
(c) Out of respect for the village.
(d) It is easier to cook.

12. What have the boys learned to do instead of us toilet paper?
(a) Rinse in the river water.
(b) Wipe their bottoms with rags.
(c) Wipe their bottoms with stones.
(d) Wipe their bottoms with leaves.

13. What does Maureen do when she menstruates?
(a) She does nothing.
(b) Places rags between her legs.
(c) Bathes several times a day in the river.
(d) Places a pad properly.

14. In Section 1, where are the children sleeping, once in the hut?
(a) Beds.
(b) Car seats.
(c) Hammocks.
(d) The floor.

15. What does July offer to bring Maureen instead of the medication his wife offered?
(a) More wood.
(b) A blanket and cold medicine.
(c) A thermometer.
(d) A new mixture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns Bam of an impending bank crisis?

2. What is a bakkie?

3. Why does Bam know something has happened in Section 4?

4. Why is Maureen hurt by July in Section 5?

5. What did July bring back with him after taking the bakke without permission?

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