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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 Bam help July build in Section 3?
(a) A water tank.
(b) A well.
(c) A new hut.
(d) A stable.

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

3. What is the real reason Bam and Maureen do not leave South Africa?
(a) They cannot get their money out.
(b) They do not want to move the children.
(c) They do not want to leave family.
(d) They have nowhere to go.

4. What is surprising about the photo of Maureen and Lydia?
(a) They are both black.
(b) Their roles of servant and master are clear.
(c) They are holding hands.
(d) They are both white.

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 is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?

2. What does Bam do for leisure in Section 3?

3. Where does the photograph of Maureen and Lydia end up later in Life?

4. Why does Maureen avoid reading the only book she has?

5. Why can’t the Smalls fly overseas?

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