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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Beginnings, South Africa, 1937-1964.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bessie Head was born in what year?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1936.

2. Where was Bessie born?
(a) The horse stables.
(b) In a mental hospital.
(c) Her mother's home.
(d) Medical hospital.

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

4. What community was Bessie in in "The Isolation of Boeta L"?
(a) Atteridgeville
(b) Cape Town
(c) Serowe
(d) Johannesburg

5. Who does Bessie think the Afrikaner race will one day emulate?
(a) England.
(b) Their ancestors.
(c) The United States southern racists.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the trend in Atteridgeville in 1964?

2. In 1963, what did Bessie encourage her readers to do?

3. What did Bessie's father take care of?

4. What does Bessie call Gladys Mgudlandlu?

5. What did the Durban Magistrate Court tell Bessie?

(see the answer key)

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