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

2. What does Jezile give Zenzile in Chapter 4?
(a) Food and firewood.
(b) Money and food.
(c) Food and livestock.
(d) Money and sweet fruit.

3. Where does Mthebe work?
(a) Pinetown.
(b) Umlazi.
(c) Durban.
(d) Georgetown.

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

5. Which continent does Jezile live on?
(a) Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) Australia.
(d) South America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is MaBiyela?

2. Why does S'naye have no food while Jezile is in prison?

3. Does Jezile share her experiences about the city riots with the women?

4. When can Siyalo come back into the city?

5. Who is Jezile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Zenzile's feelings about pregnancy?

2. Describe Nosizwe.

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

4. Describe MaBiyela.

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

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

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

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

9. How does Jezile feel when she is finally able to love Siyalo in privacy while in Durban?

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

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