2. In Chapter 2, Bessie states that Botswana has survived by what?
(a) Sheer luck.
(b) The grace of God.
(c) Having few whites.
(d) Lack of violence.

3. What is the meaning of "didactic" works?
(a) Geographical works.
(b) Dealing with African culture.
(c) Pre-planned conclusions and principles.
(d) Historical, yet fiction.

4. How many years did Bessie live in South Africa?
(a) 15.
(b) 27.
(c) 12.
(d) 21.

5. In "God and the underdog," Bessie states that there is nothing that moves her more deeply than what?
(a) The history of the Jews.
(b) The emancipation of African blacks.
(c) Children with no future.
(d) Poverty.

6. In "Makeba music," where would Russian people caught dealing in the black market be deported to?
(a) Africa.
(b) Israel.
(c) United States.
(d) Siberia.

7. In Chapter 2, what person made Bessie's natural hatred of the white man ebb?
(a) A child.
(b) Pasternak.
(c) The American woman.
(d) Cambridge volunteer.

8. Bessie states that Botswana men do not care about what?
(a) Work.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their pride.
(d) Their wives.

9. Bessie feels that the main function of a writer is to communicate what?
(a) One's passion.
(b) True life.
(c) Information.
(d) A sense of wonder.

10. In African culture, what can't a woman do to their husband?
(a) Lodge complaints against them.
(b) Strike them.
(c) Berate them.
(d) Divorce them.

11. What special category did Bessie see her writing in?
(a) Black woman with her own style.
(b) Blazing a new trail into the future.
(c) South African telling a South African story.
(d) Sufferer exposing the truth.

12. In Chapter 2, what does Bessie say is the root of traditional African life?
(a) The land.
(b) Respecting your neighbor.
(c) Being at one with all things.
(d) Work, rest and prayer.

13. Who is the main character in Bessie's first novel, "When Rain Clouds Gather"?
(a) Tribal leader.
(b) British missionary.
(c) Black, South African refugee.
(d) Young, black, radical woman.

14. In "Despite broken bondage . . .," what does Bessie say the emancipation of women in Botswana was rooted in?
(a) Necessity.
(b) Passion.
(c) The historical role of Christianity.
(d) Determination.

15. How did the British refer to Botswana in the early 1800's?
(a) Hell on earth.
(b) Barren land of heathens.
(c) God-awful country to live in.
(d) Desert full of blacks.