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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trouble does Siyalo get into while in the city?
(a) He is caught lying.
(b) He is in a protest.
(c) He starts a riot.
(d) He is caught stealing.

2. What does Jezile have to do while in prison?
(a) Press sheets.
(b) Make license plates.
(c) Break rocks.
(d) Wash clothing.

3. 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.

4. Who cares for Zenzile after she goes into labor?
(a) Her sister-in-law.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her mother-in-law.

5. What do the women decide to do when they learn of the passes they are to receive?
(a) They vow to agree to the terms.
(b) They vow to run away.
(c) They vow to not accept them.
(d) They vow to treasure them.

6. What do the women do to the passes they already have?
(a) They tear them apart.
(b) They burn them.
(c) They soak them in acid.
(d) They tuck them away.

7. How many cows is each family allowed to have?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

8. Where does Nosizwe speak?
(a) At the chief's hut.
(b) At the local doctor's office.
(c) At the center in Durban.
(d) At the women's prayer group.

9. Why does Jezile decide to see her husband?
(a) So she can get money.
(b) So she can surprise him.
(c) So she can get pregnant.
(d) So she can gain respect.

10. Why does MaBiyela become angry with the hospital?
(a) Because they did not save the placenta.
(b) Because they charged her too much money.
(c) Because they delivered the baby too slowly.
(d) Because their food is bad.

11. Who owns the cow that eventually feeds S'naye?
(a) MaBiyela.
(b) Lungu.
(c) Zenzile.
(d) Nosizwe.

12. How does Siyalo feel about Jezile's prison sentence?
(a) Confused and bored.
(b) Angry.
(c) Free and happy.
(d) Depressed.

13. Who replaces the chief in power?
(a) Zenzile.
(b) Potgieter.
(c) Counselor Duma.
(d) An unknown man.

14. What do the women get together to create?
(a) A ransom letter.
(b) A list of demands.
(c) A short novel.
(d) A subjective poetry book.

15. What is Jezile afraid of when she goes into labor.
(a) Losing her shape.
(b) Losing her money.
(c) Losing her life.
(d) Losing her privacy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Jezile visit before she leaves the city?

3. What does Jezile give Zenzile in Chapter 4?

4. Who separates Nosizwe from the other women?

5. Who is waiting for Jezile when she returns home in Chapter 7?

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