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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 July’s reaction to the medication his wife gave Maureen?
(a) He tells her to throw it away.
(b) He tells her to sell it.
(c) He tells her not to use it.
(d) He tells her to take it.

2. What does Nyiko say about the Small’s issue with the animals?
(a) Puppies are owned by the chief.
(b) Everyone owns the cats.
(c) No one in the village owns a cat.
(d) Chickens are popular to raise.

3. Why is July hurt by Maureen in Section 5?
(a) He feels she is mistreating his family.
(b) He feels she is betraying him.
(c) He feels she doesn’t trust him.
(d) He feels he should go home.

4. What have the boys learned to do instead of us toilet paper?
(a) Wipe their bottoms with stones.
(b) Wipe their bottoms with leaves.
(c) Rinse in the river water.
(d) Wipe their bottoms with rags.

5. How does Maureen get the keys from July in Section 4?
(a) She tells him she wants to get the mats from the floor.
(b) She tells him she doesn’t trust him.
(c) She tells him she needs to go to town.
(d) She tells him Bam is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maureen realize the people in town will see about July?

2. What does July offer to bring Maureen instead of the medication his wife offered?

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

4. Why does Maureen suddenly bring up the stolen items in Section 10?

5. What does Maureen suggest in Section 9 that they need to do to save July?

(see the answer key)

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