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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. Why did the American woman come to Africa?
(a) To be with her husband.
(b) Research for a book.
(c) Vacation.
(d) To get away from her family.

2. According to Bessie, what do the South African blacks possess that evens out all their downfalls?
(a) Love and warmth.
(b) Deep respect for the culture.
(c) Fire within.
(d) Innocent simplicity.

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

4. In Chapter 2, what did the British go to Rhodesia to find?
(a) Work.
(b) Gold.
(c) Schooling.
(d) Relaxation.

5. What does Bessie think that the blacks in Cape Town believe?
(a) The rest of the world will save them.
(b) They shall overcome.
(c) Their culture will survive.
(d) They are doomed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "chibuku beer and independence," Bessie states that if the government make a statement with no evil in it, then it may be what?

2. How did Bessie define culture?

3. What makes people suffer according to Bessie?

4. What was Bessie suffering from when she was trying to forge a friendship with the American woman?

5. In 1965, what did Bessie write that the people of South Africa need to find in order to live together?

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