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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Notes on Novels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "God and the underdog," what do the Ku Klux Klan members discover when they get to heaven?
(a) God is a black woman.
(b) Their families are not there.
(c) They're really in hell.
(d) The gates are locked, to them.

2. In "Letter from South Africa," what do may refugees not want to do?
(a) Practice Christianity.
(b) Adhere to western culture.
(c) Leave.
(d) Be controlled.

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

4. How many cattle died in the major drought in Botswana?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 100,000.

5. Which of Bessie's novels is the only one that truly reflects a black South African viewpoint?
(a) Maru.
(b) When Rain Clouds Gather.
(c) None.
(d) A Question of Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bessie first get published?

2. What did Bessie's father take care of?

3. What does the musician, Makeba, have a passion for?

4. What race was Bessie's father?

5. In 1964, where did Bessie move to?

(see the answer key)

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