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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 "Notes on novels," how is pre-colonial invasion South Africa described?
(a) Impoverished.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Backward.

2. What is the only industry that the British used Botswana for?
(a) Timber production.
(b) Mining.
(c) Farming.
(d) Railroad.

3. In her research for her novel, "Maru," Bessie worked right at the roots of what?
(a) South African cultural diversity.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Racial hatred.

4. In Serowe, what grazes the earth to a shred?
(a) Cows.
(b) Goats.
(c) Zebras.
(d) Sheep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Makeba music," Bessie states that she believes in what?

2. Who was the great leader of Botswana that protected it's people?

3. In "A Question of Power," Bessie states that what can lead a people or a nation into a terrible abyss of destruction?

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

5. Why did Bessie say the South African experience so difficult for her to deal with in a creative sense?

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