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Hum If You Don't Know the Words Quiz

Marais, Bianca

This Study Guide consists of approximately 102 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Hum If You Don't Know the Words.

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Chapters 7 - 10

Chapters 11 - 14

Chapters 15 - 18

Chapters 19 - 20

Chapters 21 - 24

Chapters 25 - 28

Chapters 29 - 32

Chapters 33 - 36

Chapters 37 - 38

Chapters 39 - 42

Chapters 43 - 46

Chapters 47 - 50

Chapters 51 - 52

Chapters 53 - 56

Chapters 57 - 58

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Beauty try to make friends with everyone she meets? (from Chapters 29 - 32)

She is homesick and misses her village.

She feels that having more friends will make life in Johannesburg more bearable.

She is trying to make friends in order to distract herself from missing Nomsa.

In the hopes someone will offer her information about Nomsa.

2.

Why does Morrie doubt Robin's ability to find Nomsa? (from Chapters 53 - 56)

It has been over a year of searching and no one else has been able to find her.

He does not think she is a good enough detective.

He thinks Robin is too young to know what to look for, and that adults will not take her seriously.

He does not see how Robin will be able to get to the shebeen to ask for information.

3.

Why does Beauty feel as though she lost Silumko twice? (from Chapters 37 - 38)

He left her and the children before he died some time later.

He suffered an illness which changed his attitude towards life.

He was almost killed in a mining accident before his actual death.

His mining job changed him and crushed his spirit.

4.

Why does Robin think her father must be playing a prank on her? (from Chapters 7 - 10)

She thinks the whole situation is part of an episode of the "Squad Cars" TV show.

Mabel convinced her it was all a prank in order to protect her from the truth.

He was a joker when he was alive and she cannot fathom that her parents are really dead.

She has always wanted to ride in a police car and thinks her father may have organised it for her.

5.

Why do Edith and Robin wear bright yellow to the funeral? (from Chapters 19 - 20)

To prove a point to the funeral organizer that she does not get to dictate how Edith and Robin behave.

Edith wanted to annoy the conservative people attending the funeral.

To cheer up the otherwise depressing event.

Jolene's favorite color was yellow and Robin wants to honor her.

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