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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What race was Bessie's father?
(a) Black.
(b) Chinese.
(c) White.
(d) Mulatto.
2. What race was Bessie's mother?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Black.
(c) Mulatto.
(d) White
3. What was the trend in Atteridgeville in 1964?
(a) Massive poverty.
(b) Having babies out of wedlock.
(c) Young people all leaving.
(d) Cultural indifference.
4. What did their landlady do to Snowball despite Bessie's protests?
(a) Cut his hair.
(b) Mistreated him.
(c) Made him clean.
(d) Kicked him out.
5. Bessie says that she grew up knowing only whom?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her adoptive mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her real mother.
6. According to Bessie, what had the blacks in Cape Town not made use of?
(a) Special travel privileges.
(b) Government issued cash coupons.
(c) Education.
(d) Food coupons.
7. In "chibuku beer and independence," Bessie states that if the government make a statement with no evil in it, then it may be what?
(a) Sensible.
(b) Good for the people.
(c) A trick.
(d) Truthful.
8. In 1975, Botswana had few what?
(a) White people.
(b) Storms.
(c) Animals.
(d) Rules.
9. What did the American woman send Bessie?
(a) An invitation to her wedding.
(b) Happy little notes.
(c) A novel to read.
(d) Flowers.
10. Why did the American woman come to Africa?
(a) To get away from her family.
(b) Research for a book.
(c) To be with her husband.
(d) Vacation.
11. Bessie feels that the South African blacks have a desperate longing to bring out their own what?
(a) Creativeness.
(b) Innate abilities.
(c) Self-sufficiency.
(d) Pride.
12. According to Bessie, what do African people push aside?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Intrusions.
(c) Assistance.
(d) Hope.
13. What was Bessie forbidden to do on holidays?
(a) Visit her adoptive mother.
(b) Visit friends.
(c) Practice cultural customs.
(d) Pray.
14. What does Bessie call Southern Africa?
(a) A forgotten culture.
(b) The unholiest place on earth.
(c) Home.
(d) Her little piece of hell.
15. In "The woman from America," what about this woman and her husband poses the biggest threat to the village people?
(a) They may be loyal to the Afrikaners.
(b) He loves her and is loyal to her.
(c) She is a westerner and not to be trusted.
(d) They have alot of money.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Bessie's father take care of?
2. What does Bessie state that the South African blacks hoard?
3. What animal was involved in the story that the American woman told Bessie regarding a vision?
4. According to Bessie, Serowe consists of African people and what?
5. In Bessie's opinion, South African refugees are generally, what?
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