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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jezile discover while in prison?
(a) She is aging too quickly.
(b) She is being cheated on.
(c) She is losing money.
(d) She is pregnant.

2. Does Jezile realize the circumstances she left S'naye in when she was sent to prison?
(a) Yes.
(b) It is never clear.
(c) No.
(d) Jezile never goes to prison.

3. Where does Zenzile want to go when her labor begins?
(a) The city.
(b) The woods.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The chief's hut.

4. When did Jezile last have relations with Siyalo?
(a) The night before her arrest.
(b) The day after Siyalo lost his job.
(c) The day before Zenzile gave birth.
(d) The night before her first child's birth.

5. How many children does Zenzile have when she goes into labor?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

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

7. Why does Jezile decide to see her husband?
(a) So she can get money.
(b) So she can gain respect.
(c) So she can get pregnant.
(d) So she can surprise him.

8. How often does Jezile see her husband?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Three times a year.
(c) Six months of a year.
(d) Nine months of a year.

9. How many cows is each family allowed to have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

10. What is Nosizwe's profession?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Painter.
(d) Farmer.

11. Who is Zenzile?
(a) Jezile's enemy.
(b) Jezile's cousin.
(c) Jezile's sister.
(d) Jezile's friend.

12. What does Jezile present the doctor with?
(a) A forged note.
(b) A pass.
(c) A crisp hundred dollar bill.
(d) A bottle of pills.

13. Jezile sentenced to prison for ____?
(a) One year.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three months.

14. Who separates Nosizwe from the other women?
(a) The police.
(b) Jezile.
(c) The government.
(d) The guards.

15. What happens to S'naye's health while Jezile is away?
(a) It improves.
(b) It stays the same.
(c) Jezile is never away from S'naye.
(d) It degrades.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Zenzile when she goes into labor?

2. Does Jezile share her experiences about the city riots with the women?

3. Who owns the cow that eventually feeds S'naye?

4. Why does Jezile want a child?

5. What happens to Siyalo's job?

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