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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term does July use that frustrates the Small family?
(a) Chief.
(b) Master.
(c) Slave.
(d) Mistress.

3. What has the government told the chief will happen with the Cubans and Russians?
(a) They will help support him.
(b) They will take his land.
(c) They will hurt him.
(d) They will kill his family.

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

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

6. Why would Maureen and Bam be left behind, even if the Americans and Europeans were airlifted out?
(a) They are South Americans.
(b) They are Africans.
(c) They are Canadian.
(d) They are not white.

7. What does Maureen understand in Section 10 during their argument, although July speaks in his own language?
(a) That he resents her.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) That he wants her to leave.
(d) That he loves the children.

8. What is Bam’s reasoning for not owning a pistol?
(a) He doesn’t shoot birds.
(b) He doesn’t shoot guns.
(c) He doesn’t shoot people.
(d) He doesn’t shoot animals.

9. What does Bam do that Maureen realizes is a move of defeat?
(a) He lays on the floor.
(b) He hugs his wife.
(c) He leaves the hut.
(d) He lays face down on the bed.

10. What does Maureen demand July do when she finds him after an obejctive has gone missing from her hut?
(a) Tell her what’s wrong.
(b) Get the gun back.
(c) Talk to Bam.
(d) Help them escape.

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

12. What does the man accuse the children of in Section 6?
(a) Stealing the food.
(b) Stealing the water.
(c) Stealing the flea collars.
(d) Stealing a bag.

13. What is missing from the hut when the Smalls return home?
(a) The car.
(b) Their radio.
(c) The gun.
(d) Their food.

14. Who cooked for the Smalls in Section 6?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Maureen.
(c) July.
(d) Nora.

15. What are the chief’s final words to the Smalls in Section 8?
(a) He asks them to give up their car.
(b) He asks them to leave.
(c) He asks them to stay with him and fight.
(d) He will come learn how to shoot the gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does July’s mother pretend not to like in Section 6?

2. What happened to Nora’s husband?

3. What does Maureen do with the small animals born in her hut?

4. What does July want to ask Maureen about in private in Section 7?

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

(see the answer keys)

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