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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bam ask about Maureen’s actions with the small animals born in their hut?
(a) Why she didn’t shoot them.
(b) Why she did it.
(c) Why she didn’t have one of the villagers do it.
(d) Why she didn’t give them away.

2. What does July want to ask Maureen about in private in Section 7?
(a) Why she is angry.
(b) Why she is worried about her car.
(c) Why she is sad.
(d) Why she is picking spinach.

3. Why does Maureen suddenly bring up the stolen items in Section 10?
(a) She is hurt.
(b) She is going to press charges.
(c) She wants Daniel to return the items.
(d) She wants to end their relationship.

4. Where does Maureen go to find July in Section 10 after an object is discovered missing from their hut?
(a) His woman’s hut.
(b) His personal hut.
(c) Daniel's hut.
(d) Her own hut.

5. What does Gina do in Section 6 to bring about admonishment from Maureen?
(a) Yell at the man.
(b) Pull the kittens from their mother.
(c) Feed the kittens.
(d) Hold hands with Nyiko.

6. What do the children bring to help the small animals born in their hut?
(a) Flea collars.
(b) A bag for bedding.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

7. What does Maureen tell July in Section 10 about the bakke he so desires?
(a) It is not his to keep.
(b) It is stolen.
(c) It is now dangerous to keep.
(d) It will eventually come to ruin.

8. How does July feel about Maureen working with the women of his village in Section 7?
(a) He is indifferent to it.
(b) He claims she is too pretty to work.
(c) He is fine with it.
(d) He doesn’t like it.

9. What does July think of his own chief?
(a) He thinks the chief is weak.
(b) He thinks the chief is dying.
(c) He thinks the cheif is brave.
(d) He thinks the chief is strong.

10. What does July refuse to do to get Maureen to leave in Section 10?
(a) Give up his car.
(b) Tell her to leave.
(c) Tell her where Daniel has gone.
(d) Give up his personal space.

11. What is a gumbagumba?
(a) Travelling entertainment.
(b) A type of car.
(c) A type of gun.
(d) An animal.

12. Why is Bam suddenly rendered incapable of action in Section 10?
(a) He is afraid of Maureen.
(b) He doesn’t know what to do to survive.
(c) He is afraid of July.
(d) He doesn’t know what to do about the gun.

13. What happened to Nora’s husband?
(a) He died.
(b) He left her.
(c) He was hired at the mines.
(d) He disappeared.

14. Why does Maureen question July in Section 7, when he talks of going back to the way things were?
(a) She doesn’t believe he has heard the new.
(b) She doesn’t want him to be afraid.
(c) She doesn’t want him to work for her anymore.
(d) She doesn’t believe he wants things to go back.

15. What is Bam doing when Maureen returns from speaking with July in Section 10?
(a) Talking to Daniel.
(b) Getting drunk.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Feeding the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen understand in Section 10 during their argument, although July speaks in his own language?

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

3. Where does Maureen end up finding July in Section 10 after an object goes missing from her hut?

4. By the end of Section 7, how does Maureen feel about Bam, after this journey?

5. What greeting does Daniel give the man at the gathering place?

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