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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is MaBiyela?
(a) Jezile's sister.
(b) Jezile's aunt.
(c) Jezile's mother-in-law.
(d) Jezile's sister-in-law.
2. Who relieves the village chief from power?
(a) No one.
(b) The children.
(c) The government.
(d) The citizens.
3. Why does Jezile feel great shame?
(a) Because Zenzile has so many children and she has none.
(b) Because her husband leaves her for another woman.
(c) Because her mother moves away.
(d) Because she chooses her family over her politics.
4. Why does Jezile want a child?
(a) Because the village expects her to have a child.
(b) Because she is lonely and wants a companion.
(c) Because having a child will cement her marriage.
(d) Because her husband wants a child.
5. What is the name of Jezile's husband?
(a) Mr. Pienaar.
(b) Potgieter.
(c) Lungu.
(d) Siyalo.
6. Why does Jezile become angry with Zenzile's family?
(a) Because they took away Zenzile's children.
(b) Because they did not help Zenzile in time.
(c) Because they do not listen to her.
(d) Because they took all of Zenzile's money.
7. What does Jezile discover while in prison?
(a) She is being cheated on.
(b) She is aging too quickly.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is losing money.
8. What happens when Jezile returns home?
(a) She is met with boredom.
(b) She is met with fanfare.
(c) She never returns home.
(d) She is met with distain.
9. Why do officials of BAD visit?
(a) To speak with the community.
(b) To fine the men.
(c) To enforce new rules.
(d) To steal women and children.
10. Who is waiting for Jezile when she returns home in Chapter 7?
(a) Siyalo.
(b) Zenzile.
(c) Lungu.
(d) MaBieyla.
11. What happens to the women at the protest?
(a) They are arrested.
(b) They are beaten.
(c) They are robbed.
(d) They are raped.
12. How young is S'naye when Jezile is arrested?
(a) Young.
(b) Very old.
(c) Very young.
(d) Old.
13. Jezile chops firewood for ____.
(a) Zenzile.
(b) MaBiyela.
(c) Siyalo.
(d) Ndondo.
14. What happens to Zenzile?
(a) She dies.
(b) She delivers her own baby.
(c) She falls asleep.
(d) She goes to nursing school.
15. What do the women get together to create?
(a) A list of demands.
(b) A ransom letter.
(c) A subjective poetry book.
(d) A short novel.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Jezile have to choose between family and politics?
2. How many children does Zenzile have when she goes into labor?
3. Who owns the cow that eventually feeds S'naye?
4. Who cares for Zenzile after she goes into labor?
5. What kind of personality does Mabiyela have?
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