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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) United States.
(b) Missionary orphanage.
(c) School.
(d) Her grandparents home.
2. What did the American woman send Bessie?
(a) A novel to read.
(b) Happy little notes.
(c) Flowers.
(d) An invitation to her wedding.
3. What was Bessie forbidden to do on holidays?
(a) Visit her adoptive mother.
(b) Visit friends.
(c) Pray.
(d) Practice cultural customs.
4. What does Bessie state that the South African blacks hoard?
(a) Little bits of things.
(b) Children.
(c) Coins.
(d) Food.
5. What community was Bessie in in "The Isolation of Boeta L"?
(a) Serowe
(b) Johannesburg
(c) Atteridgeville
(d) Cape Town
Short Answer Questions
1. In 1965, what did Bessie write that the people of South Africa need to find in order to live together?
2. Bessie feels that the South African people lack what?
3. In "chibuku beer and independence," who sent free beer for the independence celebration?
4. What is the basic landscape of Botswana?
5. Why does Bessie believe that the artist Gladys Mgudlandlu is so successful?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Bessie react when she was forbidden to visit her adoptive family on school holidays?
2. What more compassionate details concerning her mother did Bessie learn over time?
3. In "An Unspeakable Crime," why does Bessie feel discouraged by the South African blacks?
4. Why did Bessie keep all the notes that the American woman gave her?
5. In 1982, Bessie writes about her reaction when people discussed her writing. Why did she get so frustrated?
6. Why is there no rage and oppression in Botswana?
7. Why do the South African blacks relate to the artist, Gladys Mgudlandlu?
8. How was African Independence celebrated in Botswana?
9. What lasting effect did the treatment by the missionaries have on Bessie?
10. In 1966, what changes were made regarding refugees in Botswana?
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