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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. How does July feel about Maureen working with the women of his village in Section 7?
(a) He is indifferent to it.
(b) He claims she is too pretty to work.
(c) He doesn’t like it.
(d) He is fine with it.

2. Who cooked for the Smalls in Section 6?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Maureen.
(c) July.
(d) Nora.

3. Who is the first man the Smalls meet on their way to the chief?
(a) Headman for the chief.
(b) The mayor.
(c) The chief.
(d) A police officer.

4. By the end of Section 7, how does Maureen feel about Bam, after this journey?
(a) She is disgusted by him.
(b) She loves him more.
(c) She no longer sees him as the same person.
(d) She is angry with him.

5. Who does Maureen suddenly realize has been missing in Section 10 since the object in her hut also dissapeared?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Martha.
(c) The car.
(d) Victor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bam do that Maureen realizes is a move of defeat?

2. What reason does Maureen give for working with the women in Section 7?

3. What does Bam hope Nyiko knows in Section 6?

4. Who drives the car with the family in Section 7?

5. What does the chief want Bam to do to help him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bam mean when he says July is “shrewdy”?

2. Why do you think Gina and the kids are so readily accepted, but Bam and Maureen are not?

3. Explain why Maureen drowns the kittens and what this implies about her?

4. Why does Maureen give a final belittling speech to July, and what does she say?

5. Describe the shared moment of mockery between Martha and Maureen.

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

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

8. What does Martha wonder most about the white woman, when she lived in town with July?

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

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

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