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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does MaBiyela disapprove of Jezile?
(a) Because Jezile cheats on her husband.
(b) Because Jezile is an unkind woman.
(c) Because Jezile has not yet gotten pregnant.
(d) Because Jezile makes too much money.

2. 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.

3. What are the living conditions like in the city?
(a) Cozy.
(b) Plain.
(c) Luxurious.
(d) Poor.

4. How long has Jezile been married?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Six months.

5. Who is with Zenzile when Jezile visits in Chapter 5?
(a) Hre children.
(b) No one.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

6. What does BAD stand for?
(a) Boring Afflicting Danger.
(b) Banding Albrite Dorington.
(c) Basic Affairs Department.
(d) Bantu Affairs Department.

7. Is Nosizwe an activist?
(a) There is no character named Nosizwe.
(b) Yes.
(c) Sometimes.
(d) No.

8. Where does Zenzile plan to have her baby?
(a) In Durban.
(b) The chief's house.
(c) The woods.
(d) Her mother's house.

9. Which city is nearest to Jezile's village?
(a) Durban.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) Ixopo.
(d) Pinetown.

10. Why does Jezile write a letter to her husband?
(a) To tell him she is coming to visit.
(b) To tell him she is pregnant.
(c) To tell him about the protests in the village.
(d) To tell him about Zenzile's new child.

11. Who relieves the village chief from power?
(a) The government.
(b) The citizens.
(c) The children.
(d) No one.

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

13. Where does Mthebe work?
(a) Pinetown.
(b) Umlazi.
(c) Georgetown.
(d) Durban.

14. What do the women do to the passes they already have?
(a) They burn them.
(b) They tear them apart.
(c) They tuck them away.
(d) They soak them in acid.

15. Why does Jezile have to choose between family and politics?
(a) Because she has to work or meet with her women's group.
(b) Because she has to get a pass to see Siyalo.
(c) Because she only has time for one activity.
(d) Because she can either have a child or protest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the cow which feeds S'naye?

2. What does Jezile give Zenzile in Chapter 4?

3. What happens to Zenzile?

4. What time of day does Zenzile go into labor?

5. What happens after Nosizwe is separated from the other women?

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