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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally happens to Counselor Duma and his wife?
(a) They are murdered.
(b) They are taken to Ixopo.
(c) They are flown to a secret island.
(d) They are run out of town.

2. What happens to Siyalo at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) He is hired.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is promoted.
(d) He is arrested.

3. What does the foreman request Jezile do for him?
(a) Polish his shoes.
(b) Wash his laundry.
(c) Grow fresh tomamtoes.
(d) Paint his house.

4. Who is MaNgidi?
(a) Counselor Duma's sister.
(b) Counselor Duma's mother.
(c) Counselor Duma's wife.
(d) Counselor Duma's aunt.

5. Why is the military called to the village?
(a) Because of the house burnings.
(b) Because of a protest against taxation.
(c) Because of the women's rights protests.
(d) Because Jezile called them.

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

7. What type of personality does Chief Siyapi have?
(a) Warm.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Frigid.
(d) Boring.

8. What time of year does Jezile have her third child?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

9. Siyalo sent to prison for ____ years?
(a) Two years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Ten years.

10. Who does Jezile live with in Chapter 14?
(a) Siyalo.
(b) MaSibiya.
(c) Potgieter.
(d) Zenzile.

11. What does Jezile buy with the money she earns?
(a) Sweet tea.
(b) Powered milk.
(c) Sharp cheese.
(d) Fresh bread.

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

13. Why does Potgieter ask Jezile to work in his home?
(a) So she can earn higher wages.
(b) So she can have a place to live.
(c) So she can be a servant to his wife.
(d) So she can meet educated people.

14. Who is with Jezile when she gives birth to her second child?
(a) Siyalo.
(b) Zenzile.
(c) No one.
(d) MaBiyela.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jezile obtain firewood?

2. Who informs Jezile of Ndondo's presence in the country?

3. Where is The Mountain Committee based?

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

5. Who begs the women for their political advice?

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