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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. What was the trend in Atteridgeville in 1964?
(a) Young people all leaving.
(b) Having babies out of wedlock.
(c) Cultural indifference.
(d) Massive poverty.

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

3. According to Bessie, what had the blacks in Cape Town not made use of?
(a) Education.
(b) Food coupons.
(c) Government issued cash coupons.
(d) Special travel privileges.

4. How does Bessie describe the people from the place that the American woman hails from?
(a) Creative and beautiful.
(b) Exciting and adventurous.
(c) Wealthy but caring.
(d) Lazy and spoiled.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bessie call Gladys Mgudlandlu?

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

3. Bessie says that she grew up knowing only whom?

4. In 1966, Bessie wrote that some people from the American State Department came to Botswana, but they couldn't talk about what?

5. Bessie described her friend, Snowball, as perfectly black except for his what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What more compassionate details concerning her mother did Bessie learn over time?

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

3. In "The Woman From America," what was the biggest threat that this woman and her husband posed to the village?

4. How does Bessie describe the Botswana flag to students during the independence celebration?

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

6. Why was Bessie given up for adoption?

7. In "preface to Witchcraft," why is Bessie angry with South Africa?

8. How does Bessie describe Botswana in 1964?

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

10. In 1966, what changes were made regarding refugees in Botswana?

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