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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who used to visit Maureen in the yard with July?
(a) July’s sister.
(b) July’s mother.
(c) July’s wife.
(d) July’s girlfriend in town.

2. Who helps the Smalls escape their home at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Nora.
(b) July.
(c) Martha.
(d) Ellen.

3. What is Martha particularly concerned about regarding July's situation with the Smalls in Section 2?
(a) He will not be able to provide for the whites.
(b) He will no longer be paid.
(c) He will not be happy.
(d) He will run away.

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

5. Why is Bam really angry with July in Section 4?
(a) For stealing their things.
(b) For his spite.
(c) For his anger.
(d) For taking the car keys.

6. What is Bam’s profession?
(a) Architect.
(b) Neuroscientist.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Doctor.

7. Who takes the bakke in Section 3?
(a) July and another man.
(b) Royce and July.
(c) Maureen and Bam.
(d) Bam and July.

8. Where did Maureen obtain the malaria drugs she and Bam take?
(a) She got them from Ellen.
(b) She bought them in town.
(c) She got them from July.
(d) She looted them.

9. Why is Maureen hurt by July in Section 5?
(a) She feels he cares more for Bam than for her.
(b) She feels she has been lied to.
(c) She feels she is being used.
(d) She feels her friendliness for him has been misinterpreted.

10. What 'medication' does Maureen get from Martha in Section 4?
(a) Something to make her sleep.
(b) Something for malaria.
(c) Something for her cold.
(d) Something for the children’s cough.

11. Who warns Bam of an impending bank crisis?
(a) An accountant he helped design a home for.
(b) A police officer he helped design a home for.
(c) His secretary.
(d) A loan officer he helped design a home for.

12. Why does July’s family have difficulty understanding why the Smalls wouldn't just fly overseas?
(a) They can’t see blacks rebelling.
(b) They can’t imagine guns to shoot planes.
(c) They know the whites have money.
(d) They can’t imagine planes.

13. What is a bakkie?
(a) An article of clothing.
(b) A plant.
(c) A car.
(d) A bicycle.

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

15. What does Maureen note in Section 3 that she doesn’t want to hear a spiel on?
(a) Whether or not she is a good mother.
(b) Whether or not their old lives were a lie.
(c) Whether or not their politics are justified.
(d) Whether or not their lives are in danger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Royce continue to ask to do in Section 3?

2. What does Bam help July build in Section 3?

3. In Section 3, what has Maureen noticed about items in the village?

4. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?

5. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?

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