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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. Who informs Jezile of Ndondo's presence in the country?
(a) MaBiyela.
(b) S'naye.
(c) Siyalo.
(d) Lungu.

2. Who is Jezile afraid to be alone with?
(a) Potgieter.
(b) Siyalo.
(c) MaBiyela.
(d) Mthebe.

3. Why do the police intimidate the community residents?
(a) Because they continue to ruin the land.
(b) Because of an episode with Chief Siyapi.
(c) Because Jezile is a leader.
(d) Because the residents refuse to pay taxes.

4. Does Jezile worry about her fate?
(a) Jezile has no fate.
(b) Yes.
(c) A little.
(d) No.

5. Why is the military called to the village?
(a) Because Jezile called them.
(b) Because of the house burnings.
(c) Because of a protest against taxation.
(d) Because of the women's rights protests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jezile blame for S'naye's health?

2. What is The Mountain Committee?

3. When is Ndondo baptized?

4. Who tells Jezile about the road crew that sets up near the village?

5. Where is Lungu sent to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jezile and the other women feel when they are first released from prison?

2. Why does Siyalo want a job so badly?

3. Why do the people of the village distrust Counselor Duma?

4. Why is having multiple babies close together viewed as a bad thing in Jezile's village?

5. Why does Jezile work for the road crew and the white foreman?

6. What happens to Jezile and MaBiyela's relationship after Jezile returns from prison?

7. Describe MaSibiya.

8. How do the women help their men once the raids begin?

9. How does Lungu overcome his disabilities to become a doctor?

10. What are Jezile and MaBiyela's beliefs when it comes to Siyalo's imprisonment?

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