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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, Pages 122-142.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does July bring the Smalls at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Water.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cola.

2. What does Bam do to try to reconcile after his argument with Maureen in Section 3?
(a) He leaves her alone.
(b) He talks to her.
(c) He sings to her.
(d) He reads to her.

3. What does Maureen ask that puts July ill at ease in Section 5?
(a) About his relationship with Ellen.
(b) About his relationship with Royce.
(c) About his relationship with Martha.
(d) About his relationship with Bam.

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

5. What does July report in Section 4 about the towns?
(a) They are overpopulated.
(b) They are calming.
(c) They are still in flux with riots.
(d) They are evacuated.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is Maureen introduced in Section 2?

2. What does Maureen think the blacks would say about July’s actions in saving the Smalls?

3. How does July feel about Maureen working with the women of his village in Section 7?

4. What does Maureen do with the small animals born in her hut?

5. What does July’s mother pretend not to like in Section 6?

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