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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Retrospect, Southern Africa and Beyond, 1979-1986.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Bessie is surprised by how creative writing is often tied to what?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Fame.
(c) Nationalism.
(d) Material wealth.

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

3. What legislation passed in 1913 served to keep land ownership in the hands of the whites?
(a) Natives Land Act.
(b) Land Charter Act.
(c) South African Land Treaty.
(d) African Land Amendment Bill.

4. In "The woman from America," who does Bessie say are always in the majority?
(a) Men.
(b) Whites.
(c) Those who fear.
(d) The impoverished.

5. According to Bessie, Serowe consists of African people and what?
(a) Beautiful landscapes.
(b) Animals.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Mud huts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the trend in Atteridgeville in 1964?

2. What did Boeta L revert to when no one accepts his cause?

3. Who were the new intellectual "elite" blacks trained by?

4. How many cattle died in the major drought in Botswana?

5. Why does Bessie believe that the artist Gladys Mgudlandlu is so successful?

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