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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bessie, the South Africans have been living in exclusive compartments for so long that they are what?
(a) Doomed.
(b) An isolated people.
(c) Out of touch.
(d) Afraid of each other.

2. What did Boeta L revert to when no one accepts his cause?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Madness.
(c) Religion.
(d) Drink.

3. What does Snowball believe can co-exist?
(a) Science and spiritualism.
(b) Blacks and whites.
(c) Christianity and Hinduism.
(d) Western and African cultures.

4. In "The woman from America," what about this woman and her husband poses the biggest threat to the village people?
(a) He loves her and is loyal to her.
(b) She is a westerner and not to be trusted.
(c) They have alot of money.
(d) They may be loyal to the Afrikaners.

5. What is the basic landscape of Botswana?
(a) Semi-desert.
(b) Tropical.
(c) Woodland.
(d) Desert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Bessie learn to hate?

3. Technologies and ideas in South Africa generally filter in from where?

4. What additional information did the social worker tell Bessie?

5. What does Bessie call Gladys Mgudlandlu?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Woman From America," what was the biggest threat that this woman and her husband posed to the village?

2. In "A Gentle People," what are Bessie's feelings regarding the black people of Cape Town?

3. What are Bessie's beliefs about racists?

4. How does Bessie describe Botswana in 1964?

5. In "Village People," how does Bessie describe poverty in Africa?

6. In "The Old Woman," what is Bessie referring to when she says "Gods walk around Africa barefoot with nothing"?

7. In 1966, what changes were made regarding refugees in Botswana?

8. Why was Bessie given up for adoption?

9. In "preface to Witchcraft," why is Bessie angry with South Africa?

10. How does Bessie describe the Botswana flag to students during the independence celebration?

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