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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far along in her pregnancy is Jezile at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) At the end.
(b) At the beginning.
(c) Jezile is not pregnant.
(d) At the middle.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jezile want a child?

2. Why does Jezile feel great shame?

3. How much time passes between Chapters 4 and 5?

4. What kind of personality does Mabiyela have?

5. Jezile sentenced to prison for ____?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jezile.

2. Describe MaBiyela.

3. How does Siyalo react to the birth of his first daughter?

4. How do the women feel when Nosizwe is first separated from them?

5. Why does Jezile have a difficult time doing her duties?

6. Describe Nosizwe.

7. Why does Jezile travel to Durban?

8. How does Jezile react to Zenzile's death from childbirth?

9. Why does Jezile feel jealous of Siyalo at the end of Chapter 7?

10. How does Jezile's relationship with MaBiyela change once she becomes pregnant?

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