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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the Smalls lead their children away from the party in Section 9?
(a) It is too dangerous.
(b) Many are drunk.
(c) Many are fighting.
(d) It is too loud.

3. What does Martha wonder about town?
(a) What the house looked like.
(b) Whether Maureen told July what to do.
(c) What the streets looked like.
(d) Whether the children went to school.

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

5. Why is July’s mother angry in Section 6?
(a) She hates Martha.
(b) She wants her hut back.
(c) She hates the children.
(d) She hates July.

6. In Section 8, what does Victor want his dad to buy?
(a) A car.
(b) A car radiator.
(c) A train.
(d) A bike.

7. Why does Maureen find her husband attractive during dinner an evening in Section 7?
(a) He is kind to the kids.
(b) He pays attention to her.
(c) He is attractive.
(d) He defends her.

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

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. By Section 8, who has joined the forces from Africa?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Americans.
(c) Cubans.
(d) Europeans.

11. Who drives the car with the family in Section 7?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Maureen.
(c) July.
(d) Bam.

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

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

14. What do Bam and Maureen notice about the news broadcast in Section 6?
(a) It is no longer in English.
(b) It is now in German.
(c) It has bad reception and a bad announcer.
(d) It is now in Afrikaans.

15. Where is all of July’s money?
(a) In the bank.
(b) He has no money.
(c) In his pocket.
(d) In a tin under the bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chief ask about, in terms of Johannesburg?

2. Why is Bam suddenly rendered incapable of action in Section 10?

3. What do the children bring to help the small animals born in their hut?

4. At the end of the book, what does Maureen hear that is different than usual sounds?

5. What does Bam say about July in Section 8?

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