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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jezile do to make money for her children in Chapter 14?
(a) Sew.
(b) Mine.
(c) Teach.
(d) Cook.

2. Jezile takes a train to ____ in Chapter 12.
(a) Bloemfontein.
(b) Pinetown.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Cape Town.

3. Who discovers Jezile's pregnancy first?
(a) Nosizwe.
(b) Mthebe.
(c) Siyalo.
(d) MaBiyela.

4. What happens when Siyalo is released from prison?
(a) Jezile's daughters are taken away.
(b) Jezile's daughters go to work.
(c) Jezile's daughters run away.
(d) Jezile's daughters are married off.

5. How many years does Jezile live in peace with her children?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

6. What does Lungu become?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Banker.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Doctor.

7. Jezile released from prison _____ early.
(a) Ten days.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) One month.

8. In Chaper 11, Jezile befriends ____.
(a) A group of freedom fighters.
(b) A group of small children who go to school.
(c) A group of women without husbands.
(d) A group of unemployed men.

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

10. What does Jezile offer to do for the road crew?
(a) Mine coal.
(b) Write poetry.
(c) Chop wood.
(d) Brew beer.

11. What is different about Jezile's youngest child?
(a) He is half white.
(b) He is half Asian.
(c) He is half American Indian.
(d) He is half Latino.

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

13. What does Ndondo become while in school?
(a) An activist.
(b) A teacher's aid.
(c) A tutor.
(d) A hall monitor.

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

15. What time of day do the military arrive?
(a) Afternoon.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Night.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is left after Jezile purchases the needed goods for her children?

2. What time of day do Ndondo, S'naye, and Jezile have their reunion?

3. Where is Jezile encouraged to get a job?

4. Why do Jezile and S'naye travel to Ixopo?

5. What happens to S'naye when Ndondo and Jezile leave?

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