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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is July hurt by Maureen in Section 5?
(a) He feels she doesn’t trust him.
(b) He feels she is betraying him.
(c) He feels she is mistreating his family.
(d) He feels he should go home.

2. Why is Maureen hurt by July in Section 5?
(a) She feels he cares more for Bam than for her.
(b) She feels she is being used.
(c) She feels her friendliness for him has been misinterpreted.
(d) She feels she has been lied to.

3. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?
(a) Blacks are being sold as slaves.
(b) Whites are being sold as slaves.
(c) Democracy is being challenged.
(d) Apartheid is being challenged.

4. What does Bam help July build in Section 3?
(a) A water tank.
(b) A stable.
(c) A new hut.
(d) A well.

5. What does July bring for Bam in Section 1?
(a) Meat.
(b) Water.
(c) A car.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?

2. What does Maureen ask that puts July ill at ease in Section 5?

3. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?

4. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?

5. Why does July’s family have difficulty understanding why the Smalls wouldn't just fly overseas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain where the Smalls find themselves in the opening section, and where they came from.

2. Why do you think July is so insistent that the Smalls continue to allow him and his family to work for them?

3. What types of items does July continue to bring the Smalls family, even in his village?

4. What does the son mean when he says “They can’t do anything. Nothing to us anymore” (pg 21).

5. Describe the situation with the vehicle in Section 3.

6. What is July’s plan to tell people, when they question his driving of the bakke, and why does Bam object?

7. Describe what Bam and July are able to make for the village.

8. Explain Maureen’s reaction to meeting Martha and July’s mother in Section 2.

9. Explain Martha and July's mother's reaction to meeting Maureen in Section 2.

10. What do Maureen and Bam argue about in Section 3?

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