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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. What writer does Bessie quote in "Social and political pressures . . ."?
(a) Ernest Hemmingway.
(b) Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
(c) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. What was the name of the conquered tribe in Botswana?
(a) Basarwa.
(b) Bangato.
(c) Bomangwato.
(d) Batawna.

3. In "Village people," Bessie states that poverty in Africa is like a second skin and worn with what?
(a) Determined resignation.
(b) Weary effort.
(c) Unconscious dignity.
(d) Benign acceptance.

4. How did the British refer to Botswana in the early 1800's?
(a) Barren land of heathens.
(b) God-awful country to live in.
(c) Hell on earth.
(d) Desert full of blacks.

5. What does Bessie call Gladys Mgudlandlu?
(a) The innocent escapist.
(b) The exuberant innocent.
(c) The ample artist.
(d) The people's savior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snowball believe can co-exist?

2. In "Village people," Bessie states that African peace is what?

3. In 1966, Bessie wrote that some people from the American State Department came to Botswana, but they couldn't talk about what?

4. What did the British bring to South Africa, which aided women as food producers?

5. Where was Bessie born?

(see the answer key)

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