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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. What does Jezile discover while in prison?
(a) She is losing money.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She is being cheated on.
(d) She is aging too quickly.

2. Where does Jezile stay while visiting her husband?
(a) In a small house.
(b) In a lush hotel.
(c) In a small rented room.
(d) In a cozy apartment.

3. Where does Nosizwe speak?
(a) At the women's prayer group.
(b) At the local doctor's office.
(c) At the chief's hut.
(d) At the center in Durban.

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

5. Who does Jezile visit before she leaves the city?
(a) Siyalo's sister.
(b) Zenzile's husband.
(c) Zenzile's sister.
(d) Siyalo's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jezile feel great shame?

2. What do the women decide to do when they learn of the passes they are to receive?

3. Who watches S'naye while Jezile is in prison?

4. What happens to Siyalo's job?

5. Where does Jezile give birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jezile travel to Durban?

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

4. Why do the women sing hymns while in prison?

5. How do Jezile and the other women feel about passes?

6. Describe Mthebe.

7. How does Jezile feel when she returns home?

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

9. What signals Jezile that she might be pregnant while in prison?

10. What are Zenzile's feelings about pregnancy?

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