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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, Pages 91-107.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maureen say about July being afraid in Section 7?
(a) Bam will not drive the car again.
(b) Bam is going to take back the vehicle.
(c) Bam will take the keys when he fixes the car.
(d) Bam won’t take back the vehicle.

2. What is Martha particularly concerned about regarding July's situation with the Smalls in Section 2?
(a) He will no longer be paid.
(b) He will run away.
(c) He will not be able to provide for the whites.
(d) He will not be happy.

3. What does Bam mean when he notes that “women are cowards”?
(a) He means women are weak.
(b) He means women are manipulative.
(c) He means women choose to strike when men are at their weakest.
(d) He means women choose to strike when they are at their strongest.

4. What does July claim in Section 5 that Maureen doesn’t like?
(a) That he keeps the car keys.
(b) Being away from home.
(c) Being dependent on him.
(d) That he isn’t waiting on her family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does July’s mother eventually do as she carries wood in Section 5?

2. What does Maureen send Royce to tell July in Section 5?

3. What do Maureen and Bam fear their lives will become, as described in Section 1?

4. What object does Bam not keep in his home?

5. What is Bam not aware of when he shows the gun to the villagers?

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