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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10, Pages 143-156.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maureen afraid of, in terms of the children and the water?
(a) Feces.
(b) It is too cold.
(c) Illness.
(d) It is too warm.

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

3. What does the chief ask about, in terms of Johannesburg?
(a) He asks to hear their eye witness accounts.
(b) He asks about the weather.
(c) He asks about businesses.
(d) He asks about the schools.

4. In Section 6, what does Victor note some Africans are, unlike July?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Cocky.
(c) Humble.
(d) Horrible.

5. What do Maureen and Bam listen to instead of their regular radio broadcast in Section 7?
(a) American news.
(b) Military radio.
(c) Cuban news.
(d) African news.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maureen believe July doesn’t want her with his wife?

2. What is Bam having trouble believing about the chief in Section 8?

3. In Section 3, what has Maureen noticed about items in the village?

4. What surprises July’s wife about Maureen upon first meeting her?

5. Who does Maureen hear as she runs through the jungle at the end of the book?

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