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

2. What happens after Nosizwe is separated from the other women?
(a) She is isolated.
(b) She is beaten.
(c) She is freed.
(d) She is murdered.

3. Does Jezile share her experiences about the city riots with the women?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) There were no riots.
(d) A little.

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

5. Who is waiting for Jezile when she returns home in Chapter 7?
(a) Siyalo.
(b) Zenzile.
(c) Lungu.
(d) MaBieyla.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Siyalo unable to provide for his family?

2. What do BAD officials believe is responsible for their ruined land?

3. Why is S'naye unable to sleep?

4. When can Siyalo come back into the city?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe MaBiyela.

3. How is Zenzile when Jezile returns from Durban?

4. What are Zenzile's feelings about pregnancy?

5. Why does Jezile travel to Ixopo at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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

7. What are the officials of BAD like?

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

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

10. Describe the conditions of Jezile and Siyalo's first night in Durban.

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