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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 months does it rain fiercely in Serowe?
(a) August, September, and October.
(b) May, June, and July.
(c) November, December, and January.
(d) March, April, and May.

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

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

4. What did Bessie have to start doing in 1966?
(a) See a psychiatrist.
(b) Report regularly to the police.
(c) Take medication.
(d) Get her manuscript censored.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bessie think that the blacks in Cape Town believe?

2. Why does Bessie believe that the artist Gladys Mgudlandlu is so successful?

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

4. What does Bessie state that the South African blacks hoard?

5. In "chibuku beer and independence," who sent free beer for the independence celebration?

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. Why was Bessie given up for adoption?

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

4. How did Bessie react when she was forbidden to visit her adoptive family on school holidays?

5. What does Bessie say about refugees and friendship in "Letter from South Africa"?

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

7. How was African Independence celebrated in Botswana?

8. What facts about her parentage were brutally told to Bessie by the magistrate and the missionary?

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

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

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