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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. In 1964, where did Bessie move to?
(a) Cape Town.
(b) Atteridgeville.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Botswana.

2. In "The old woman," what is Bessie offered as thanks for feeding the woman?
(a) A meal.
(b) A chicken.
(c) Coins.
(d) A pail of water.

3. Technologies and ideas in South Africa generally filter in from where?
(a) North Africa.
(b) Europe.
(c) Asia.
(d) United States.

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

5. Bessie says that she grew up knowing only whom?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her adoptive mother.
(c) Herself.
(d) Her real mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the American woman send Bessie?

2. According to Bessie, what do African people push aside?

3. What did the Durban Magistrate Court tell Bessie?

4. What happened to Snowball?

5. What does Bessie call Southern Africa?

(see the answer key)

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