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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. Wo claims Jezile is unfaithful to her husband?
(a) Lungu.
(b) Zenzile.
(c) Nosizwe.
(d) MaBiyela.

2. Does Jezile tell Siyalo about her pregnancy as soon as she returns from prison?
(a) Jezile is not pregnant when she returns.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) It is never clear.

3. What does the foreman request Jezile do for him?
(a) Grow fresh tomamtoes.
(b) Paint his house.
(c) Polish his shoes.
(d) Wash his laundry.

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

5. Siyalo sent to prison for ____ years?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who begs the women for their political advice?

2. What is being stolen from the white man's cows?

3. What is Lungu's real name?

4. How do Jezile and the others get home from prison?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe MaSibiya.

3. List three of the items Jezile most commonly purchases for her family.

4. Describe Lungu.

5. Why does Jezile accept the job as the foreman's wife's servant?

6. What does Siyalo look like when Jezile first returns from prison?

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

8. Why does Jezile feel sad when she looks at S'naye's frilly dress?

9. Why do the soldiers bring the charred bodies of Counselor Duma's family out to the hillside?

10. What does S'naye look like when Jezile returns from prison?

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