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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 suggest in Section 9 that they need to do to save July?
(a) Help the chief.
(b) Run with him.
(c) Take July to America.
(d) Leave.

2. By the end of Section 7, how does Maureen feel about Bam, after this journey?
(a) She is angry with him.
(b) She is disgusted by him.
(c) She loves him more.
(d) She no longer sees him as the same person.

3. What does July think of his own chief?
(a) He thinks the chief is weak.
(b) He thinks the chief is dying.
(c) He thinks the cheif is brave.
(d) He thinks the chief is strong.

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

5. What does Martha wonder about town?
(a) Whether the children went to school.
(b) What the house looked like.
(c) Whether Maureen told July what to do.
(d) What the streets looked like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrases does Bam hear on the radio that attracts his attention in Section 8?

2. What does Maureen tell July in Section 10 about the bakke he so desires?

3. What does Maureen begin doing with her time in Section 7?

4. Why would Bam refuse to help the chief?

5. At the end of the book, what does Maureen hear that is different than usual sounds?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you think Gina and the kids are so readily accepted, but Bam and Maureen are not?

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

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

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

8. Explain how Maureen feels about her husband after living in the village for a time.

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

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

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