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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1965, what did Bessie write that the people of South Africa need to find in order to live together?
(a) A common bond.
(b) A deep faith.
(c) Respect for one another.
(d) Self-respect.

2. What months does it rain fiercely in Serowe?
(a) March, April, and May.
(b) August, September, and October.
(c) May, June, and July.
(d) November, December, and January.

3. What additional information did the social worker tell Bessie?
(a) Her mother was insane.
(b) Her parents wanted her to leave the country.
(c) Her mother wanted nothing to do with her.
(d) Her mother was dying.

4. What race was Bessie's father?
(a) Black.
(b) Mulatto.
(c) Chinese.
(d) White.

5. According to Bessie, the South Africans have been living in exclusive compartments for so long that they are what?
(a) Out of touch.
(b) An isolated people.
(c) Afraid of each other.
(d) Doomed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What community was Bessie in in "The Isolation of Boeta L"?

2. In "Letter from South Africa," what do may refugees not want to do?

3. What does Bessie feel is the most important aspect to having friends in South Africa?

4. How do most black friends in South Africa meet?

5. What was the trend in Atteridgeville in 1964?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bessie react when she was forbidden to visit her adoptive family on school holidays?

2. Why did Bessie keep all the notes that the American woman gave her?

3. Why is there no rage and oppression in Botswana?

4. In "A Gentle People," what are Bessie's feelings regarding the black people of Cape Town?

5. How does Bessie describe Botswana in 1964?

6. What are Bessie's beliefs about racists?

7. What lasting effect did the treatment by the missionaries have on Bessie?

8. What did Bessie think of the mission orphanage that she was sent to at age 13?

9. In "Village People," how does Bessie describe poverty in Africa?

10. In 1982, Bessie writes about her reaction when people discussed her writing. Why did she get so frustrated?

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