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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 Chapter 2, Bessie states that the South African blacks have been stripped bare of what?
(a) All personal integrity.
(b) Hopes and dreams.
(c) Their basic natures.
(d) Every human right.

2. What was Bessie suffering from when she was trying to forge a friendship with the American woman?
(a) Menopause.
(b) Gout.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Mental troubles.

3. In 1964, where did Bessie move to?
(a) Atteridgeville.
(b) Botswana.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Cape Town.

4. Who is the main character in Bessie's first novel, "When Rain Clouds Gather"?
(a) Young, black, radical woman.
(b) Tribal leader.
(c) Black, South African refugee.
(d) British missionary.

5. What special category did Bessie see her writing in?
(a) Sufferer exposing the truth.
(b) Black woman with her own style.
(c) Blazing a new trail into the future.
(d) South African telling a South African story.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Bessie states that Botswana has survived by what?

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

3. In "Notes on novels," how is pre-colonial invasion South Africa described?

4. What did Bessie's father take care of?

5. By the 1830's, most of the tribes of South Africa were what?

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