View a FREE sample

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. Who was the great leader of Botswana that protected it's people?
(a) Khama.
(b) Abbal.
(c) Kobal.
(d) Joran.

2. In "Notes on novels," how is pre-colonial invasion South Africa described?
(a) Impoverished.
(b) Backward.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Friendly.

3. What did the Durban Magistrate Court tell Bessie?
(a) She had to leave the country.
(b) She was a ward of the state.
(c) Her mother was white.
(d) Her father was a criminal.

4. What did the British bring to South Africa, which aided women as food producers?
(a) Shovels.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Iron hand-plough.

5. What reminds Bessie of the man, Snowball?
(a) The tranquil waters.
(b) A herd of elephants.
(c) A child she meets.
(d) The sunset.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to an account by Dr. W.H.C. Lichtenstein, Botswana men only do work that can be what?

2. What did Bessie feel defeated her in South Africa as a writer?

3. What does Bessie call Gladys Mgudlandlu?

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

5. What does Bessie attribute her bad habits and violent nature to?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample