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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is wrong with Zenzile?
(a) She has been hurt by her past pregnancies.
(b) She has miscarried all of her children.
(c) She does not have enough money to feed her children.
(d) She has been beaten by her husband.

2. Siyalo sent to prison for ____ years?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

3. What is Jezile afraid of when she goes into labor.
(a) Losing her privacy.
(b) Losing her shape.
(c) Losing her money.
(d) Losing her life.

4. Who do the BAD officials make carry passes?
(a) Children.
(b) No one.
(c) Cows.
(d) Women.

5. Why does Jezile worry that she will lose her children?
(a) Because people might think she has been unfaithful.
(b) Because people might want to make her work far away.
(c) Because people might want to take her land.
(d) Because people might worry about their quality of living.

Short Answer Questions

1. When can Siyalo come back into the city?

2. What happens to Siyalo at the end of Chapter 10?

3. How does Jezile change while in prison?

4. Who begs the women for their political advice?

5. Why is Jezile shocked when she returns home?

(see the answer key)

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