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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. In Section 2, what did July’s children see that Bam has in the hut?
(a) A cat.
(b) A key to the car.
(c) A gun.
(d) A knife.
2. Why is Bam really angry with July in Section 4?
(a) For his anger.
(b) For his spite.
(c) For stealing their things.
(d) For taking the car keys.
3. What is July’s reaction to the medication his wife gave Maureen?
(a) He tells her to sell it.
(b) He tells her to take it.
(c) He tells her to throw it away.
(d) He tells her not to use it.
4. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?
(a) Family traditions.
(b) The order of the day.
(c) The date.
(d) The year.
5. What does Bam promise Victor, if he stays home from hunting?
(a) The head.
(b) The flank.
(c) The skin.
(d) The feet.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does July’s family have difficulty understanding why the Smalls wouldn't just fly overseas?
2. What does July report in Section 4 about the towns?
3. How much time has passed since Maureen and Bam left Johannesburg?
4. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?
5. Where does the photograph of Maureen and Lydia end up later in Life?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the blacks under the Small’s employ, including July?
2. What does Maureen mean when she thinks that the balance between love and duty is maintained differently based on the lovers’ place in the economy?
3. What does the author mean by “a contempt and humiliation that came from their blood and his” (pg 62)?
4. What does Victor’s anger at the “stealing” of “their” water show?
5. What does Maureen mean when she says “death is a purchase” (pg 65)?
6. Describe the situation with the vehicle in Section 3.
7. How does Maureen get the car keys in Section 4, why, and what is July’s reaction?
8. Explain Maureen’s reaction to meeting Martha and July’s mother in Section 2.
9. Describe the bakke, and its use in the Smalls family, both previously and currently.
10. What does the son mean when he says “They can’t do anything. Nothing to us anymore” (pg 21).
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