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

2. What animal was involved in the story that the American woman told Bessie regarding a vision?
(a) Cow.
(b) Pig.
(c) Goat.
(d) Chicken.

3. What did Bessie create in Botswana?
(a) Her ideal life.
(b) A large garden.
(c) A new family.
(d) A published manuscript.

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

5. In "African religions," why did Bessie say that most of Asia was blanked out as barbaric in her school's geography book?
(a) Asia was mostly unknown, back then.
(b) They were difficult to convert to Christianity.
(c) They were not democratic.
(d) They were not considered civilized.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1964, where did Bessie move to?

2. In "chibuku beer and independence," who sent free beer for the independence celebration?

3. In "God and the underdog," what do the Ku Klux Klan members discover when they get to heaven?

4. Bessie feels that literature in South Africa is very what?

5. Who is the main character in Bessie's first novel, "When Rain Clouds Gather"?

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