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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Essays.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What reminds Bessie of the man, Snowball?
(a) The sunset.
(b) The tranquil waters.
(c) A herd of elephants.
(d) A child she meets.

3. According to Bessie, the blacks of Cape Town accept hell to have what?
(a) Their dignity.
(b) Peace.
(c) Their lives.
(d) Freedom to practice cultural traditions.

4. What was Bessie's biggest frustration in "An Unspeakable Crime"?
(a) She had no family.
(b) She couldn't get her stories published.
(c) Blacks were just giving in to the white government.
(d) Violence was overtaking common sense.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Bessie believes that God is embodied in whom?

2. Bessie states that Botswana men do not care about what?

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

4. What startled Bessie in 1965?

5. What did Bessie create in Botswana?

(see the answer key)

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