View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The woman from America," what state in America is the woman from?

2. What happened to Snowball?

3. What animal was involved in the story that the American woman told Bessie regarding a vision?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What more compassionate details concerning her mother did Bessie learn over time?

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

3. How does Bessie describe Botswana in 1964?

4. Why is Bessie so drawn to the American woman in "Woman from America"?

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Bessie keep all the notes that the American woman gave her?

10. What are Bessie's beliefs about racists?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Natives Land Act of 1913 deeply affected the lives of the South African blacks. What was the purpose of the Act? What did the shortage of labor at the mines have to do with the passing of the Act? What were the consequences for whites, who allowed the blacks access to water or grazing land? What, do you think, was the main effect on the psyche of the one million black people affected by the passing of this Act?

Essay Topic 2

Bessie describes the lonely life of South African refugees as she experienced. Do you that the refugees would say that it's a small price to pay for freedom? What was Botswana's reaction to refugees after independence? How did this reflect their view of refugees? Do you think that refugees are ever truly "free" of the country that they have fled? Are they always associated with it in the new country? Is this true today of America and refugees from the Muslim countries? What are the stereotypes of these refugees? Do you think that refugees should be forced to assimilate totally into their adoptive country, even forsaking previous culture, language, and religion?

Essay Topic 3

Atteridgeville in 1964 was a community full of poverty and desolation. What was the main reason for unemployment here? How far did people have to go just to work? Because of the high rate of unemployment, how were many of the young men looked upon? How did illegitimate births fit into this scenario? Why weren't young people getting married? What agency owned almost everything in Atteridgeville? Do you think that the young men of this town stood a chance of bettering themselves professionally or personally?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 849 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample