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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. According to an account by Dr. W.H.C. Lichtenstein, Botswana men only do work that can be what?
(a) Dropped suddenly.
(b) Considered too important for women.
(c) Sold or traded.
(d) Viewed as manly.

2. According to Bessie in "Despite broken bondage . . .," what do men in Botswana mostly do?
(a) Drink.
(b) Play games.
(c) Work.
(d) Hunt.

3. Bessie states that the system in South Africa sees blacks as not what?
(a) Human.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Ambitious.
(d) Worthy.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter2, how does Bessie describe her third novel, "A Question of Power"?

2. Who was the great leader of Botswana that protected it's people?

3. In Chapter 2, whose religious ideas hold great appeal for Bessie?

4. How many cattle died in the major drought in Botswana?

5. Bessie feels that literature in South Africa is very what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Despite Broken Bondage . . .," how were women treated in Africa before independence?

2. Why was Bessie able to write in Botswana rather than South Africa?

3. What was Bessie's life like during the two years that she lived in the refugee community in northern Botswana?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Bessie think that the spirit of the Nigra Goddess has done for the blacks in America?

5. In "God and The Underdog," what does Bessie feel fuels revolutions?

6. Why was it so difficult for Bessie to deal with South Africa creatively?

7. In "Makeba Music," how does Bessie describe the musician, Makeba?

8. What was Bessie's first experience of racism in a black form?

9. In "African Religions," what, does Bessie state is the main difference between Asian and African religious ideals?

10. What is Bessie's opinion of Botswana men?

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