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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6, Pages 81-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does July’s mother eventually do as she carries wood in Section 5?
(a) Faint.
(b) Ask for help.
(c) Crawl on the ground.
(d) Give up.

2. What does Maureen note in Section 3 that she doesn’t want to hear a spiel on?
(a) Whether or not their lives are in danger.
(b) Whether or not their politics are justified.
(c) Whether or not their old lives were a lie.
(d) Whether or not she is a good mother.

3. In Section 6, what does Victor note some Africans are, unlike July?
(a) Cocky.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Humble.

4. What does Maureen do when she menstruates?
(a) Bathes several times a day in the river.
(b) She does nothing.
(c) Places a pad properly.
(d) Places rags between her legs.

5. What does Maureen understand must be balanced in black affairs?
(a) Desire and duty.
(b) Duty and love.
(c) Money and desire.
(d) Love and money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen realize the people in town will see about July?

2. What is born within Maureen’s hut?

3. Why is Bam really angry with July in Section 4?

4. What does Gina do in Section 6 to bring about admonishment from Maureen?

5. In Section 3, what has Maureen noticed about items in the village?

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