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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, Pages 24-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maureen see when she steps out for a rain shower in Section 3?
(a) The vehicle is returned.
(b) There are armies coming.
(c) The village is quiet.
(d) The night is lit up with bombs.

2. How much time has passed since Maureen and Bam left Johannesburg?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five years.

3. What color is the Smalls' bakkie?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Orange.

4. In Section 1, where are the children sleeping, once in the hut?
(a) Hammocks.
(b) Beds.
(c) Car seats.
(d) The floor.

5. What does Royce continue to ask to do in Section 3?
(a) Eat meat.
(b) Go to movies.
(c) Go to school.
(d) Go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does July’s son realize in Section 2, that the others do not?

2. What did July’s wife give up for the Smalls?

3. What is Martha particularly concerned about regarding July's situation with the Smalls in Section 2?

4. What is understood by July's girlfriend in the city to be July’s responsibilities?

5. What do both Maureen and Bam refuse from July at the beginning of the novel?

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