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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 kind of personality does Jezile have?
(a) Mean-spirited.
(b) Strong.
(c) Weak.
(d) Neurotic.

2. Why is S'naye unable to sleep?
(a) Because she is never tired.
(b) Because Siyalo is too loud.
(c) Because she is hungry.
(d) Because Jezile is away.

3. What time of day does Zenzile go into labor?
(a) Day.
(b) Midday.
(c) Night.
(d) Zenzile never goes into labor.

4. What is the name of Jezile's husband?
(a) Lungu.
(b) Siyalo.
(c) Mr. Pienaar.
(d) Potgieter.

5. What is Jezile afraid of when she goes into labor.
(a) Losing her privacy.
(b) Losing her life.
(c) Losing her shape.
(d) Losing her money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jezile give Zenzile in Chapter 4?

2. What happens to the women at the protest?

3. How often does Jezile see her husband?

4. Why does Jezile feel great shame?

5. How old is Zenzile when she goes into labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do women in Jezile's village typically give birth?

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

3. Describe Mthebe.

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

5. How does Jezile feel when she returns home?

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

7. How is Zenzile when Jezile returns from Durban?

8. Describe Nosizwe.

9. Why does Jezile travel to Durban?

10. What are some of the preparations Jezile makes to ensure her baby's birth goes smoothly?

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