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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal was involved in the story that the American woman told Bessie regarding a vision?
(a) Pig.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Goat.
(d) Cow.

2. What does Bessie call Southern Africa?
(a) Home.
(b) The unholiest place on earth.
(c) A forgotten culture.
(d) Her little piece of hell.

3. In "Village people," what kind of porridge do they have for every meal?
(a) Potato.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Millet.
(d) Rice.

4. In "The woman from America," what state in America is the woman from?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Washington.

5. What race was Bessie's father?
(a) Mulatto.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bessie learn to hate?

2. Bessie described her friend, Snowball, as perfectly black except for his what?

3. Why did the American woman come to Africa?

4. According to Bessie, what do the South African blacks possess that evens out all their downfalls?

5. Where was Bessie born?

(see the answer key)

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