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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Beginnings, South Africa, 1937-1964.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bessie had stories to tell but couldn't write them. Why?
(a) People ridiculed her.
(b) No one was interested in them.
(c) She got angry over issues and her ideas died away.
(d) She panicked and felt dead inside.

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

3. How does Bessie describe the Cape Town whites?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Intimidating.
(d) Aloof.

4. In 1963, what did Bessie encourage her readers to do?
(a) Look to God to save them.
(b) Love their neighbor.
(c) Flee.
(d) Fight against the status quo.

5. What happened to Snowball?
(a) He left town.
(b) His dinghy collapsed.
(c) He got thrown into jail for being subversive.
(d) He got into a bar fight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Boeta L revert to when no one accepts his cause?

2. In Bessie's opinion, South African refugees are generally, what?

3. Where was Bessie sent at age 13?

4. Bessie described her friend, Snowball, as perfectly black except for his what?

5. Why does Bessie believe that the artist Gladys Mgudlandlu is so successful?

(see the answer key)

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