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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Pages 15-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns Bam of an impending bank crisis?
(a) His secretary.
(b) A police officer he helped design a home for.
(c) An accountant he helped design a home for.
(d) A loan officer he helped design a home for.

2. Why does July's family have a difficult time understanding why he had to bring the Smalls?
(a) They believe the whites to have superior lives.
(b) They believe the whites to have family elsewhere.
(c) They believe the whites to be more powerful.
(d) They believe the whites to always have a home.

3. What do both Maureen and Bam refuse from July at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Milk.
(d) Sugar.

4. To whom is Maureen introduced in Section 2?
(a) July’s wife and mother.
(b) July's brother.
(c) July's father.
(d) July’s children.

5. What does Maureen become aware of in Section 2 that she is ignorant of in this village?
(a) The order of the day.
(b) The year.
(c) Family traditions.
(d) The date.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bakkie?

2. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?

3. Why does the old woman become angry with July in Section 2?

4. Who helps the Smalls escape their home at the beginning of the novel?

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

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