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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. Who is the first man the Smalls meet on their way to the chief?
(a) Headman for the chief.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The chief.
(d) A police officer.

2. Where does Maureen go to find July in Section 10 after an object is discovered missing from their hut?
(a) His woman’s hut.
(b) Her own hut.
(c) His personal hut.
(d) Daniel's hut.

3. What does Bam do that Maureen realizes is a move of defeat?
(a) He hugs his wife.
(b) He leaves the hut.
(c) He lays face down on the bed.
(d) He lays on the floor.

4. Where does Maureen end up finding July in Section 10 after an object goes missing from her hut?
(a) At the chief's.
(b) At home.
(c) At the village.
(d) At the car.

5. What does Maureen tell July in Section 10 about the bakke he so desires?
(a) It is now dangerous to keep.
(b) It is stolen.
(c) It is not his to keep.
(d) It will eventually come to ruin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the Smalls lead their children away from the party in Section 9?

2. What does Maureen think July was really talking about when he criticized the chief?

3. What is Bam doing when Maureen returns from speaking with July in Section 10?

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

5. What does Bam ask about Maureen’s actions with the small animals born in their hut?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Maureen’s point about the smell of her family.

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

9. Why do you think Maureen runs for the helicopter at the end of the novel, leaving her family behind?

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

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