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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bam wonder about, in terms of what July will do if the Smalls are evicted?
(a) He wonders if July will give back the car.
(b) He wonders if July will miss them.
(c) He wonders if July will follow them.
(d) He wonders if July will fight to keep the children safe.

3. Why do Bam and Maureen have difficulty discussing the circumstances in Section 9?
(a) They find themselves not wanting to talk to one another.
(b) They find themselves always with the children.
(c) They find themselves without the right words.
(d) They find themselves angry at the blacks.

4. What is Victor forgetting how to do by Section 9?
(a) Read.
(b) Speak.
(c) Recite prayers.
(d) Dance.

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

6. Where does Maureen end up finding July in Section 10 after an object goes missing from her hut?
(a) At the car.
(b) At the village.
(c) At the chief's.
(d) At home.

7. What greeting does Daniel give the man at the gathering place?
(a) None.
(b) A raised fist.
(c) A hand shake.
(d) A hug.

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

9. What does Maureen think the blacks would say about July’s actions in saving the Smalls?
(a) That he was right to save them.
(b) That he is helping the revolution.
(c) That he was dangerous in trying to help.
(d) That he is a sellout to his people.

10. What does the chief do that surprises the Smalls?
(a) He speaks in Russian.
(b) He speaks in Afrikaans.
(c) He speaks in English.
(d) He speaks in Chinese.

11. Why does Maureen believe July doesn’t want her with his wife?
(a) He fears she will discuss his affair.
(b) He thinks she will be hurt.
(c) He thinks she will be rude.
(d) He thinks she will be judgmental.

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

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

14. What does July’s mother pretend not to like in Section 6?
(a) The gun.
(b) The water.
(c) The white people.
(d) The meat.

15. What does Maureen begin doing with her time in Section 7?
(a) She takes photographs.
(b) She begins gathering food like the other women.
(c) She begins plotting her escape.
(d) She begins writing a novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen run for at the end of the book?

2. What does Bam ask about Maureen’s actions with the small animals born in their hut?

3. In Section 10, who do the Smalls first think of in the theft of an object from their hut?

4. Why does Maureen suddenly bring up the stolen items in Section 10?

5. By Section 8, who has joined the forces from Africa?

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