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

2. Who is Zenzile?
(a) Jezile's friend.
(b) Jezile's sister.
(c) Jezile's enemy.
(d) Jezile's cousin.

3. Are the women at the protest violent?
(a) A little.
(b) No.
(c) There are no women at the protest.
(d) Yes.

4. What happens to the cow which feeds S'naye?
(a) It becomes ill.
(b) It runs away.
(c) It is sold.
(d) It dies.

5. What are the living conditions like in the city?
(a) Plain.
(b) Poor.
(c) Cozy.
(d) Luxurious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time passes between Chapters 4 and 5?

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

3. Why does Jezile become angry with Zenzile's family?

4. Where is Jezile taken after the protest?

5. Who is with Zenzile when Jezile visits in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Zenzile.

5. Describe Nosizwe.

6. Describe MaBiyela.

7. Describe the conditions of Jezile and Siyalo's first night in Durban.

8. Why does Jezile travel to Durban?

9. Why do the women sing hymns while in prison?

10. Describe Mthebe.

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