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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. Where was Bessie sent at age 13?
(a) School.
(b) United States.
(c) Her grandparents home.
(d) Missionary orphanage.

2. Where was Bessie born?
(a) In a mental hospital.
(b) Medical hospital.
(c) Her mother's home.
(d) The horse stables.

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

4. What was Bessie's biggest frustration in "An Unspeakable Crime"?
(a) She couldn't get her stories published.
(b) Violence was overtaking common sense.
(c) Blacks were just giving in to the white government.
(d) She had no family.

5. According to Bessie, the blacks of Cape Town accept hell to have what?
(a) Peace.
(b) Their lives.
(c) Their dignity.
(d) Freedom to practice cultural traditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Village people," what kind of porridge do they have for every meal?

2. In "chibuku beer and independence," Bessie states that if the government make a statement with no evil in it, then it may be what?

3. What does Bessie call Gladys Mgudlandlu?

4. According to Bessie, what do African people push aside?

5. According to Bessie, what had the blacks in Cape Town not made use of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Bessie given up for adoption?

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

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

4. Why is Bessie so drawn to the American woman in "Woman from America"?

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

6. How was African Independence celebrated in Botswana?

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

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

9. In "An Unspeakable Crime," why does Bessie feel discouraged by the South African blacks?

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

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