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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) Lungu.
(b) Siyalo.
(c) S'naye.
(d) MaBiyela.

2. What happens to S'naye after drinking the stolen cow milk?
(a) Her health improves.
(b) She develops an allergic reaction.
(c) She dies.
(d) Her health becomes worse.

3. Why does Jezile lose weight during her pregnancy?
(a) Because she is forced to work.
(b) Because she is unable to purchase food.
(c) Because she becomes a vegetarian.
(d) Because she goes on a diet.

4. What is different about Jezile's youngest child?
(a) He is half American Indian.
(b) He is half white.
(c) He is half Asian.
(d) He is half Latino.

5. Who do the people no longer trust by Chapter 11?
(a) Zenzile.
(b) Jezile.
(c) Counselor Duma.
(d) Potgieter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Potgieter ask Jezile to work in his home?

2. What is Jezile's financial state at the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

4. What will most likely happen to Jezile as result of her murdering a man?

5. How many years does Jezile live in peace with her children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. List three of the clothing items Jezile sews for money.

5. Why does MaBiyela want Ndondo to be baptized?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe MaSibiya.

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