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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Jezile?
(a) A side character in the story.
(b) The protagonist of the story.
(c) No character is named Jezile.
(d) The antagonist of the story.

2. Why does S'naye have no food while Jezile is in prison?
(a) Because she is a stubborn child.
(b) Because Siyalo is cheap.
(c) Because she is used to being breast fed.
(d) Because MaBiyela will not cook.

3. What happens to the cow which feeds S'naye?
(a) It dies.
(b) It is sold.
(c) It becomes ill.
(d) It runs away.

4. How far along in her pregnancy is Jezile at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) At the end.
(b) At the beginning.
(c) At the middle.
(d) Jezile is not pregnant.

5. Where is The Mountain Committee based?
(a) In the city.
(b) In the caves near town.
(c) In the hillside.
(d) In the mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the pass Jezile got for her trip to visit Siyalo?

2. How much money is left after Jezile purchases the needed goods for her children?

3. What kind of personality does Jezile have?

4. What is the name of the city in which Siyalo works?

5. What do the women do to the passes they already have?

(see the answer key)

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