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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 do Daniel and July do when they see the chief in Section 8?
(a) Sing.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Drop to their knees.
(d) Shake his hand.

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

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

4. What does Bam ask about Maureen’s actions with the small animals born in their hut?
(a) Why she did it.
(b) Why she didn’t have one of the villagers do it.
(c) Why she didn’t shoot them.
(d) Why she didn’t give them away.

5. What happened to Nora’s husband?
(a) He was hired at the mines.
(b) He disappeared.
(c) He died.
(d) He left her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen say about July being afraid in Section 7?

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

3. What is Victor forgetting how to do by Section 9?

4. Why does Maureen find her husband attractive during dinner an evening in Section 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain why Maureen drowns the kittens and what this implies about her?

3. Explain how July sees his chief.

4. Why is Martha resentful toward Maureen when she asks where July has gone in Section 10?

5. What does it imply that the chief can speak in English, but doesn’t at first?

6. What is July’s feeling about Maureen working in the fields, and why?

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

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

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

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

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