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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Zenzile's unborn child?
(a) Zenzile has no unborn child.
(b) It is born healthy.
(c) It is born stillborn.
(d) It is never born.

2. Who is Mthebe?
(a) Jezile's brother.
(b) MaBiyela's cousin.
(c) Zenzile's husband.
(d) Siyalo's uncle.

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

4. What happens after Nosizwe is separated from the other women?
(a) She is murdered.
(b) She is beaten.
(c) She is isolated.
(d) She is freed.

5. Why does Nosizwe lecture Jezile?
(a) Because of Jezile's decision to get a pass.
(b) Because of Zenzile's multiple pregnancies.
(c) Because of Jezile's decision to have a child.
(d) Because of Siyalo's job.

6. What does Jezile give Zenzile in Chapter 4?
(a) Money and food.
(b) Money and sweet fruit.
(c) Food and livestock.
(d) Food and firewood.

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

8. What kind of personality does Jezile have?
(a) Neurotic.
(b) Strong.
(c) Weak.
(d) Mean-spirited.

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

10. What happens when Siyalo comes home?
(a) He meets his first child.
(b) He ignores Jezile.
(c) He runs away with Zenzile.
(d) He steals milk.

11. How does MaBiyela feel after the birth of her first grandchild?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Confused.
(d) Bored.

12. Who is MaBiyela?
(a) Jezile's mother-in-law.
(b) Jezile's sister.
(c) Jezile's sister-in-law.
(d) Jezile's aunt.

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

14. When can Siyalo come back into the city?
(a) Never.
(b) In 10 years.
(c) In a week.
(d) In five years.

15. Where is Jezile taken after the protest?
(a) Ixopo.
(b) Pietermaritzburg.
(c) Durban.
(d) Tripoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jezile change while in prison?

2. What is the name of Jezile's first child?

3. Does Jezile realize the circumstances she left S'naye in when she was sent to prison?

4. What happens to the rest of the women in prison?

5. Jezile sentenced to prison for ____?

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