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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, Pages 108-121.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maureen want to keep the small warthog?
(a) Out of respect for July.
(b) Out of respect for the village.
(c) It will be tender.
(d) It is easier to cook.

2. Why do the blacks not kill the warthogs?
(a) They don’t know how.
(b) They have no guns.
(c) They don’t know they exist.
(d) They don’t believe in eating meat.

3. What does Maureen understand about the question she asks July in Section 5 that puts him ill at ease?
(a) July hates her.
(b) July did not comprehend the question.
(c) July will never forgive her.
(d) July doesn’t love her anymore.

4. What has the government promised to do to help the local chiefs?
(a) Provide soldiers.
(b) Provide food.
(c) Provide new land.
(d) Provide guns.

5. In Section 5, what does Maureen wonder about the town woman?
(a) Whether she loves July.
(b) Whether she is married.
(c) Whether she has children.
(d) Whether July loves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen notice about the value of money to the villagers?

2. What is Bam’s reasoning for not owning a pistol?

3. What does Bam do to try to reconcile after his argument with Maureen in Section 3?

4. What does Bam say about July in Section 8?

5. What does Maureen understand must be balanced in black affairs?

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