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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 happens to Siyalo's job?
(a) He is fired.
(b) He is laid off.
(c) Siyalo is not employed.
(d) He is promoted.

2. Why do officials of BAD visit?
(a) To speak with the community.
(b) To steal women and children.
(c) To fine the men.
(d) To enforce new rules.

3. Why does Nosizwe lecture Jezile?
(a) Because of Zenzile's multiple pregnancies.
(b) Because of Jezile's decision to get a pass.
(c) Because of Siyalo's job.
(d) Because of Jezile's decision to have a child.

4. How long has Jezile been married?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jezile write a letter to her husband?

2. What is the name of Jezile's first child?

3. How does Jezile change while in prison?

4. Why does Jezile become angry with Zenzile's family?

5. How far along in her pregnancy is Jezile at the beginning of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jezile travel to Durban?

2. What are some of the hardships Siyalo, MaBiyela, and S'naye experience while Jezile is in prison?

3. What are Zenzile's feelings about pregnancy?

4. What happens to Nosizwe's hands while doing hard labor?

5. How is Zenzile when Jezile returns from Durban?

6. Describe Jezile.

7. Describe MaBiyela.

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

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

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

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