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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. Bessie had stories to tell but couldn't write them. Why?
(a) People ridiculed her.
(b) No one was interested in them.
(c) She panicked and felt dead inside.
(d) She got angry over issues and her ideas died away.

2. According to Bessie, the South Africans have been living in exclusive compartments for so long that they are what?
(a) Out of touch.
(b) Afraid of each other.
(c) Doomed.
(d) An isolated people.

3. In 1965, what did Bessie write that the people of South Africa need to find in order to live together?
(a) A common bond.
(b) A deep faith.
(c) Self-respect.
(d) Respect for one another.

4. What did the American woman send Bessie?
(a) An invitation to her wedding.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Happy little notes.
(d) A novel to read.

5. What happened to Snowball?
(a) He got thrown into jail for being subversive.
(b) He got into a bar fight.
(c) He left town.
(d) His dinghy collapsed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did their landlady do to Snowball despite Bessie's protests?

2. What race was Bessie's mother?

3. What additional information did the social worker tell Bessie?

4. Bessie feels that the South African people lack what?

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

(see the answer key)

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