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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. How does July feel about Maureen working with the women of his village in Section 7?
(a) He is fine with it.
(b) He is indifferent to it.
(c) He doesn’t like it.
(d) He claims she is too pretty to work.

2. Where has Martha seen a photograph?
(a) In her school books.
(b) July sent one home.
(c) Martha saw one of Maureen and Bam.
(d) In a coffee table book.

3. What is Bam doing when Maureen returns from speaking with July in Section 10?
(a) Getting drunk.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Feeding the children.
(d) Talking to Daniel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man accuse the children of in Section 6?

2. What is Bam having trouble believing about the chief in Section 8?

3. What are the chief’s final words to the Smalls in Section 8?

4. What does Martha wonder about town?

5. Who is the first man the Smalls meet on their way to the chief?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the shared moment of mockery between Martha and Maureen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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