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

2. In 1966, Bessie wrote that some people from the American State Department came to Botswana, but they couldn't talk about what?
(a) Apartheid.
(b) Politics.
(c) The Afrikaners.
(d) African hunger.

3. 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) They may be loyal to the Afrikaners.
(c) She is a westerner and not to be trusted.
(d) They have alot of money.

4. How does Bessie describe the Cape Town whites?
(a) Aloof.
(b) Cruel.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Intimidating.

5. What did the American woman send Bessie?
(a) An invitation to her wedding.
(b) Happy little notes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A novel to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do most black friends in South Africa meet?

2. What is the basic landscape of Botswana?

3. In Bessie's opinion, South African refugees are generally, what?

4. What reminds Bessie of the man, Snowball?

5. What race was Bessie's mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What lasting effect did the treatment by the missionaries have on Bessie?

4. What did Bessie think of the mission orphanage that she was sent to at age 13?

5. Why do the South African blacks relate to the artist, Gladys Mgudlandlu?

6. What are Bessie's beliefs about racists?

7. In "An Unspeakable Crime," why does Bessie feel discouraged by the South African blacks?

8. How does Bessie describe Botswana in 1964?

9. How was African Independence celebrated in Botswana?

10. Why is there no rage and oppression in Botswana?

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