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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to S'naye after drinking the stolen cow milk?
(a) Her health improves.
(b) Her health becomes worse.
(c) She develops an allergic reaction.
(d) She dies.

2. What happens to Jezile while she is living at Potgieter's home?
(a) She is freed.
(b) She is murdered.
(c) She is arrested.
(d) She is raped.

3. What happens to Lungu while he is at school?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He is stabbed.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is hired.

4. Who is Chief Siyapi?
(a) The spokesperson for a cigar company.
(b) The chief of the village.
(c) The chief of a neighboring village.
(d) The chief of the local police.

5. What does the military do to the women of the village?
(a) Rape them.
(b) Steal them.
(c) Marry them.
(d) Hire them.

6. How much money is left after Jezile purchases the needed goods for her children?
(a) Plenty.
(b) Almost none.
(c) A fair amount.
(d) None.

7. Where is Lungu sent to school?
(a) Ixopo.
(b) Durma.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Pinetown.

8. How long does Jezile work for the road crew?
(a) Three months.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

9. Whom does Jezile murder?
(a) A counselor.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) A bank robber.
(d) A soldier.

10. Who steals from the white man's cows?
(a) MaBiyela.
(b) Zenzile.
(c) Counselor Duma.
(d) Siyalo.

11. How does Potgieter treat Jezile?
(a) Kindly.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Coldly.
(d) Neutrally.

12. What does Jezile build for Counselor Duma?
(a) A house.
(b) A shed.
(c) A barn.
(d) A car port.

13. Why does Jezile become afraid to return home?
(a) Because her husband and his family will be waiting for her.
(b) Because she fears she will be blamed for what happened to her.
(c) Because she has no money and feels shamed.
(d) Because she will have no job if she goes back.

14. How does Siyalo feel about his inability to work?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Happy.
(c) Shamed.
(d) Excited.

15. In which season does Jezile finally return to her prayer meetings?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the father of Jezile's last child?

2. Where does Jezile go when she first returns home?

3. What does Ndondo become while in school?

4. What happens when a second meeting is called with Chief Siyapi?

5. What does the foreman request Jezile do for him?

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