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July's People | Chapters 1-2 Study Questions and Answers

Questions
1. July's People opens with this quote by Antonio Gramsci: "The old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum there arises a great diversity of morbid symptoms." How is this quote relevant to the Smaleses' situation?

2. Is July's People an "historical novel?" Why or why not?

3. What was the Smaleses' formal relationship with July? How has it changed?

4. Why did the bank accountant warn the Smaleses? Was he right?

5. What is the bakkie and why is it important?

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