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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 steals from the white man's cows?
(a) Counselor Duma.
(b) Zenzile.
(c) Siyalo.
(d) MaBiyela.

2. What does Jezile offer to do for the road crew?
(a) Write poetry.
(b) Mine coal.
(c) Brew beer.
(d) Chop wood.

3. Does Siyalo believe that the child is his?
(a) No.
(b) Possibly.
(c) Jezile is not pregnant.
(d) Yes.

4. Where is Lungu sent to school?
(a) Pinetown.
(b) Cape Town.
(c) Ixopo.
(d) Durma.

5. What is being stolen from the white man's cows?
(a) Feed.
(b) Water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Calfs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the military do to the women of the village?

2. What does Jezile do to make money for her children in Chapter 14?

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

4. What finally happens to Counselor Duma and his wife?

5. How much money is left after Jezile purchases the needed goods for her children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Siyalo's job after he is released from prison.

3. Describe Potgieter.

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

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

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

7. Describe Lungu.

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

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

10. Why does Siyalo want a job so badly?

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