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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 Chapter 2, what does Bessie feel that the African people need, for their civilization?
(a) Determination.
(b) Pride.
(c) Togetherness.
(d) Largeness of heart.

2. Bessie feels that the main function of a writer is to communicate what?
(a) Information.
(b) One's passion.
(c) A sense of wonder.
(d) True life.

3. What is the meaning of "didactic" works?
(a) Pre-planned conclusions and principles.
(b) Historical, yet fiction.
(c) Geographical works.
(d) Dealing with African culture.

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

5. In "A Question of Power," Bessie states that what can lead a people or a nation into a terrible abyss of destruction?
(a) Rage.
(b) Evil.
(c) Greed.
(d) Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bessie in "Despite broken bondage . . .," what do men in Botswana mostly do?

2. In 1964, where did Bessie move to?

3. In Chapter 2, whose religious ideas hold great appeal for Bessie?

4. Bessie's suffering in South Africa created in her a reverence for what?

5. What did the British bring to South Africa, which aided women as food producers?

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