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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Bessie believes that God is embodied in whom?
(a) The American woman.
(b) The souls of all black Africans.
(c) Her adoptive mother.
(d) The children.

2. In "African religions," what does African religion focus on?
(a) Deities.
(b) Mutual cooperation.
(c) Afterlife.
(d) Sacrifice.

3. Josef Herman, the artist who lived through the Nazi invasion of Poland, fled to what country?
(a) Spain.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) United States.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Bessie state is responsible for the elimination of polygamy in Botswana?
(a) Women's movement.
(b) New laws.
(c) Education.
(d) Christianity.

5. 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) Sufferer exposing the truth.
(d) South African telling a South African story.

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

7. In 1968, where was Bessie told that South African literature wasn't very popular?
(a) Germany.
(b) United States.
(c) Poland.
(d) England.

8. Bessie's suffering in South Africa created in her a reverence for what?
(a) Ordinary people.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Innocence.
(d) Peace.

9. What does the musician, Makeba, have a passion for?
(a) Public performances.
(b) America.
(c) Liberation.
(d) The cello.

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

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

12. How many major tribes are there in Botswana?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

14. What is the result of the casual sexual practices of the men of Botswana?
(a) Rise in alcoholism.
(b) AIDS epidemic.
(c) More poverty.
(d) High rate of illegitimate births.

15. According to Bessie in "African religions," what is at the root and foundation of African religion?
(a) Communal goodness.
(b) Family.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bessie state was totally absent in her?

2. Which of Bessie's novels is the only one that truly reflects a black South African viewpoint?

3. Bogadi marriages are arranged to retain what?

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

5. What did the British bring to South Africa, which aided women as food producers?

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