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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what did the British go to Rhodesia to find?
(a) Work.
(b) Schooling.
(c) Relaxation.
(d) Gold.

2. In "God and the underdog," what do the Ku Klux Klan members discover when they get to heaven?
(a) God is a black woman.
(b) The gates are locked, to them.
(c) Their families are not there.
(d) They're really in hell.

3. What does Bessie state that the South African blacks hoard?
(a) Little bits of things.
(b) Coins.
(c) Food.
(d) Children.

4. What did Bessie feel defeated her in South Africa as a writer?
(a) Anger.
(b) The environment.
(c) Mental illness.
(d) Religion.

5. What does Snowball believe can co-exist?
(a) Christianity and Hinduism.
(b) Science and spiritualism.
(c) Western and African cultures.
(d) Blacks and whites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "bogadi," in African culture?

2. Why did Bessie say the South African experience so difficult for her to deal with in a creative sense?

3. In "African religions," what does African religion focus on?

4. Who is Bessie referring to in "A Gentle People"?

5. What was the trend in Atteridgeville in 1964?

(see the answer key)

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