Pop Quiz:

You, like other South African families, maintain a close relationship with your extended family and depend on one another in hard times. There may not always be money to spare, but emotional support and understanding add a quality of life that compensates for material deficiencies.

What if:
Your sister, who has been raising her three children by herself for the past several years, becomes seriously ill? You check in on the family frequently, doing what you can to help prepare meals and clean the house. One day, however, the message is waiting when you come home from work: Your sister has died. Your income was barely enough to provide for your own family, yet allowing your sister's children to live outside the family is not an option.

What would you do to make ends meet?
A. Take another job to earn more income, even though it means leaving all the children unattended for much of the day.

B. Encourage the older children to withdraw from school to save on uniform and book fees.

C. Split up the children among different family members to lessen the economic impact on your household.

D. Other: