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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. In African culture, what can't a woman do to their husband?
(a) Divorce them.
(b) Lodge complaints against them.
(c) Strike them.
(d) Berate them.

2. Bessie views the author, Pasternak, as the liberator of what?
(a) Emotions.
(b) Passion.
(c) Children.
(d) Russia.

3. How did the British refer to Botswana in the early 1800's?
(a) Hell on earth.
(b) Barren land of heathens.
(c) Desert full of blacks.
(d) God-awful country to live in.

4. In "Makeba music," where would Russian people caught dealing in the black market be deported to?
(a) Africa.
(b) Siberia.
(c) United States.
(d) Israel.

5. In "Sketches," how does Bessie describe Botswana?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Serene.
(d) Simple.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "God and the underdog," why does Bessie say the Klansmen make God a white man with blue eyes?

2. Bessie feels that the South African blacks have a desperate longing to bring out their own what?

3. Bessie states that "in her work" everyone has what?

4. What did Bessie feel defeated her in South Africa as a writer?

5. Bessie states that the system in South Africa sees blacks as not what?

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