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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 early does Zenzile go into labor?
(a) Three months.
(b) One month.
(c) Five days.
(d) Two weeks.

2. What does Jezile have to do while in prison?
(a) Make license plates.
(b) Wash clothing.
(c) Break rocks.
(d) Press sheets.

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

4. Where does Zenzile want to go when her labor begins?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The city.
(c) The chief's hut.
(d) The woods.

5. How much time passes between Chapters 4 and 5?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A few months.
(d) A few years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Nosizwe speak?

3. Who replaces the chief in power?

4. What happens after Nosizwe is separated from the other women?

5. What happens when Jezile returns home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nosizwe.

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

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

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

5. Why can Jezile only see Siyalo for a few days out of the year?

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

7. How does Jezile feel when she returns home?

8. Describe Mthebe.

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

10. Why is Nosizwe separated from the other women while in prison?

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