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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 does Maureen think July was really talking about when he criticized the chief?
(a) His mother.
(b) His people.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

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

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

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

5. What does Maureen not realize she is helping the women collect in Section 9?
(a) Food for the animals.
(b) Grass to rethatch the hut.
(c) Food for the rebels.
(d) Grass to light fires.

Short Answer Questions

1. What greeting does Daniel give the man at the gathering place?

2. What does the chief do that surprises the Smalls?

3. Who drives the car with the family in Section 7?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is missing when the Smalls arrive back at the hut in Section 9, and what does this likely mean for the family?

3. In Section 9, what does Martha dream for the future, and how does this differ from July’s dreams?

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

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

6. Why does Maureen give a final belittling speech to July, and what does she say?

7. After more conversation in Chapter 6, what does Martha reveal she was really concerned with?

8. Describe the gumba-gumba, and the resulting party atmosphere.

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

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

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