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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In old African custom, what were women forbidden to handle?
(a) Goats.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Ivory.

2. Which of Bessie's novels is the only one that truly reflects a black South African viewpoint?
(a) Maru.
(b) A Question of Power.
(c) When Rain Clouds Gather.
(d) None.

3. In "The woman from America," who does Bessie say are always in the majority?
(a) Men.
(b) Those who fear.
(c) The impoverished.
(d) Whites.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Bessie state is responsible for the elimination of polygamy in Botswana?
(a) New laws.
(b) Women's movement.
(c) Education.
(d) Christianity.

5. Bessie feels that the main function of a writer is to communicate what?
(a) Information.
(b) One's passion.
(c) A sense of wonder.
(d) True life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What community was Bessie in in "The Isolation of Boeta L"?

2. What year was the old British Bechuanaland Protectorate established in Botswana?

3. How many major tribes are there in Botswana?

4. Bessie states that "in her work" everyone has what?

5. Who does Bessie think the Afrikaner race will one day emulate?

(see the answer key)

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