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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is understood by July's girlfriend in the city to be July’s responsibilities?
(a) His employer.
(b) His children in town.
(c) His children at home.
(d) His children in various places.

2. What did Maureen’s father do for a living?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a shift boss in the mines.
(c) He was a servant.
(d) He was an architect.

3. Why does Maureen not enter July’s hut?
(a) She doesn’t like July.
(b) She doesn’t want to intrude.
(c) She thinks it would be improper.
(d) She doesn’t want to see her stolen belongings.

4. Where did Maureen obtain the malaria drugs she and Bam take?
(a) She got them from July.
(b) She bought them in town.
(c) She looted them.
(d) She got them from Ellen.

5. Why does Bam know something has happened in Section 4?
(a) Maureen is distant.
(b) Maureen is fully dressed.
(c) Maureen is nearly naked.
(d) Maureen is rude.

6. Why does July make Bam move the car in Section 1?
(a) He’s afraid it will be seen.
(b) He wants to sell it.
(c) He wants to use it for parts.
(d) He wants to steal it.

7. Why is Bam really angry with July in Section 4?
(a) For his anger.
(b) For stealing their things.
(c) For taking the car keys.
(d) For his spite.

8. What does Maureen do when she menstruates?
(a) Places rags between her legs.
(b) Places a pad properly.
(c) She does nothing.
(d) Bathes several times a day in the river.

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

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

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

12. What is happening politically, economically, and socially in the novel?
(a) Blacks are being sold as slaves.
(b) Whites are being sold as slaves.
(c) Apartheid is being challenged.
(d) Democracy is being challenged.

13. What does July bring the Smalls at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Cola.

14. Why does the old woman become angry with July in Section 2?
(a) He spent too much money.
(b) He wrongly thatched the roof.
(c) He killed the wrong chicken.
(d) He is cruel.

15. What does Maureen understand about the question she asks July in Section 5 that puts him ill at ease?
(a) July hates her.
(b) July doesn’t love her anymore.
(c) July did not comprehend the question.
(d) July will never forgive her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did July’s mother give up for the Smalls?

3. What does Maureen realize about herself when she bathes in Section 1?

4. Why do Bam and Maureen continue to listen to the radio?

5. Who is July’s favorite child?

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