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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maureen begin doing with her time in Section 7?
(a) She begins plotting her escape.
(b) She begins writing a novel.
(c) She takes photographs.
(d) She begins gathering food like the other women.

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

3. Why does July send Daniel away in Section 7?
(a) He wants to speak to Maureen privately.
(b) He knows Maureen doesn’t like Daniel.
(c) He wants to be left alone.
(d) He wants to talk about Daniel.

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

5. By Section 8, who has joined the forces from Africa?
(a) Europeans.
(b) Americans.
(c) Cubans.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 8, what does Victor want his dad to buy?

2. Why is Bam suddenly rendered incapable of action in Section 10?

3. What does the chief ask about, in terms of Johannesburg?

4. Who drives back to the hut after the meeting with the chief?

5. Why do Bam and Maureen have difficulty discussing the circumstances in Section 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Bam’s feeding of the children shows, in terms of his role in the household, compared to his previous life?

2. Explain why Maureen thinks they need to leave in Section 9.

3. What is missing when the Smalls arrive back at the hut in Section 9, and what does this likely mean for the family?

4. Where has Daniel gone in Section 10, and what does this mean for Maureen and her family?

5. After more conversation in Chapter 6, what does Martha reveal she was really concerned with?

6. Describe the gumba-gumba, and the resulting party atmosphere.

7. What does it imply that the chief can speak in English, but doesn’t at first?

8. Explain the function of the black man the Smalls meet before the chief.

9. Why is Martha resentful toward Maureen when she asks where July has gone in Section 10?

10. Explain how Bam now feels about his wife by Section 7.

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