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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. When can Siyalo come back into the city?
(a) In five years.
(b) In 10 years.
(c) Never.
(d) In a week.

2. 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.

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

4. Which character suffers the most while in prison?
(a) Nosizwe.
(b) Jezile.
(c) MaBiyela.
(d) Zenzile.

5. Why does Jezile want a child?
(a) Because she is lonely and wants a companion.
(b) Because having a child will cement her marriage.
(c) Because her husband wants a child.
(d) Because the village expects her to have a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the cow which feeds S'naye?

2. Where does Nosizwe speak?

3. How many children does Zenzile have when she goes into labor?

4. Who is Mthebe?

5. Jezile chops firewood for ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe MaBiyela.

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

3. How is Zenzile when Jezile returns from Durban?

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

5. How do the people of the village react to the exile of Chief Siyoka?

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

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

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

9. Who does S'naye look like when she is a baby?

10. Describe Jezile.

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