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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chief want Bam to do to help him?
(a) Bring his car, and help drive soldiers.
(b) He wants Bam to leave.
(c) Bring his family to the chief’s village for better protection.
(d) Bring his gun, and teach him to shoot.

2. By the end of Section 7, what does Maureen realize about July and his feelings for her?
(a) She realizes he is humiliated.
(b) She doesn’t know how he feels for her.
(c) She realizes he hates her.
(d) She realizes he loves her.

3. 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.

4. In Section 10, who do the Smalls first think of in the theft of an object from their hut?
(a) Victor.
(b) Royce.
(c) Gina.
(d) July.

5. 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 to end their relationship.
(d) She wants Daniel to return the items.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What does Bam hope Nyiko knows in Section 6?
(a) Who stole the food.
(b) Who owns the kittens.
(c) Who stole the bag.
(d) How to hand feed the kittens.

15. What does Bam think they should have brought to the chief?
(a) Guns.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Knives.
(d) Meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Maureen give for working with the women in Section 7?

2. Why is July’s mother angry in Section 6?

3. What phrases does Bam hear on the radio that attracts his attention in Section 8?

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

5. Who is the first man the Smalls meet on their way to the chief?

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