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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What happens to the women at the protest?
(a) They are raped.
(b) They are beaten.
(c) They are robbed.
(d) They are arrested.
2. What is wrong with Zenzile?
(a) She has been beaten by her husband.
(b) She has miscarried all of her children.
(c) She has been hurt by her past pregnancies.
(d) She does not have enough money to feed her children.
3. How does Siyalo feel about Jezile's prison sentence?
(a) Angry.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Free and happy.
(d) Confused and bored.
4. What does Jezile give Zenzile in Chapter 4?
(a) Food and livestock.
(b) Money and sweet fruit.
(c) Food and firewood.
(d) Money and food.
5. Why do officials of BAD visit?
(a) To speak with the community.
(b) To fine the men.
(c) To steal women and children.
(d) To enforce new rules.
6. How long has Jezile been married?
(a) Three years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Ten years.
(d) One year.
7. How does Jezile change while in prison?
(a) She becomes more immature.
(b) She becomes weaker.
(c) She becomes stronger.
(d) She becomesmore violent.
8. Why does Jezile write a letter to her husband?
(a) To tell him she is coming to visit.
(b) To tell him about the protests in the village.
(c) To tell him about Zenzile's new child.
(d) To tell him she is pregnant.
9. How does Nosizwe react to hearing about Jezile's pass?
(a) Angry.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.
10. Who is with Zenzile when Jezile visits in Chapter 5?
(a) Hre children.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her mother.
(d) No one.
11. How early does Zenzile go into labor?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) Three months.
(d) Five days.
12. Who is Mthebe?
(a) Zenzile's husband.
(b) Siyalo's uncle.
(c) MaBiyela's cousin.
(d) Jezile's brother.
13. Where does Nosizwe speak?
(a) At the chief's hut.
(b) At the women's prayer group.
(c) At the local doctor's office.
(d) At the center in Durban.
14. What happens to the pass Jezile got for her trip to visit Siyalo?
(a) It is torn apart.
(b) It is sold.
(c) It is cooked.
(d) It is burned.
15. Where does Zenzile plan to have her baby?
(a) Her mother's house.
(b) The woods.
(c) The chief's house.
(d) In Durban.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Jezile want a child?
2. How far along in her pregnancy is Jezile at the beginning of Chapter 6?
3. Who watches S'naye while Jezile is in prison?
4. What is Nosizwe's profession?
5. Which character suffers the most while in prison?
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