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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Preface, Sketches.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Village people," Bessie states that African peace is what?
(a) Non-existent.
(b) A one-sided truce.
(c) Only a dream.
(d) Deceptive.

2. What race was Bessie's mother?
(a) Mulatto.
(b) Black.
(c) White
(d) Chinese.

3. What was Bessie forbidden to do on holidays?
(a) Practice cultural customs.
(b) Visit her adoptive mother.
(c) Pray.
(d) Visit friends.

4. What months does it rain fiercely in Serowe?
(a) May, June, and July.
(b) August, September, and October.
(c) November, December, and January.
(d) March, April, and May.

5. Who does Bessie think the Afrikaner race will one day emulate?
(a) The United States southern racists.
(b) England.
(c) Their ancestors.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Bessie define culture?

2. What reminds Bessie of the man, Snowball?

3. How does Bessie describe the people from the place that the American woman hails from?

4. Bessie feels that the South African people lack what?

5. According to Bessie, the South Africans have been living in exclusive compartments for so long that they are what?

(see the answer key)

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