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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. What reason does Maureen give for working with the women in Section 7?
(a) She wants to get away from the children.
(b) She wants to learn about the culture.
(c) She wants July’s people to like her.
(d) She wants to feed her family.

2. Why does Maureen question July in Section 7, when he talks of going back to the way things were?
(a) She doesn’t want him to work for her anymore.
(b) She doesn’t want him to be afraid.
(c) She doesn’t believe he wants things to go back.
(d) She doesn’t believe he has heard the new.

3. What does Maureen think the blacks would say about July’s actions in saving the Smalls?
(a) That he is a sellout to his people.
(b) That he was dangerous in trying to help.
(c) That he is helping the revolution.
(d) That he was right to save them.

4. Why does Maureen suddenly bring up the stolen items in Section 10?
(a) She wants Daniel to return the items.
(b) She is hurt.
(c) She is going to press charges.
(d) She wants to end their relationship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nyiko say about the Small’s issue with the animals?

2. What can the Small not find once they get home from meeting the village chief?

3. What does Bam think they should have brought to the chief?

4. What does Bam realize about his feelings for his wife in Section 7?

5. In Section 8, what does Victor want his dad to buy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Daniel gone in Section 10, and what does this mean for Maureen and her family?

2. Explain why Maureen thinks they need to leave in Section 9.

3. Explain Maureen’s feelings about her life, prior to the riots, as reflected upon in Section 9.

4. What is July’s mother’s primary objection to the white people?

5. Describe the scene where Bam lays face first in the bed. What happened, and what does this signify?

6. Describe the birth of animals in the Smalls’ hut, and how that relates to the accusation of theft.

7. Why is Maureen surprised when July mentions he wants things to go back?

8. Explain the function of the black man the Smalls meet before the chief.

9. Explain how July sees his chief.

10. What does the author mean when she says Victor is angry “with a white man’s anger, too big for him”?

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