A Woman Alone: Autobiographical Writings Quiz

Bessie Head

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Chapter 1, Beginnings, South Africa, 1937-1964

Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Preface, Sketches

Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Essays

Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Notes on Novels

Chapter 3, Retrospect, Southern Africa and Beyond, 1979-1986

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A Woman Alone: Autobiographical Writings Quiz

A Woman Alone: Autobiographical Writings Quiz

What is the only industry that the British used Botswana for? (from Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Notes on Novels)

In Chapter 2, what does Bessie say is the root of traditional African life? (from Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Essays)

In Chapter 2, what person made Bessie's natural hatred of the white man ebb? (from Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Essays)

In "Village people," what kind of porridge do they have for every meal? (from Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Preface, Sketches)

What animal was involved in the story that the American woman told Bessie regarding a vision? (from Chapter 2, In Exile, Botswana, 1964-1979, Preface, Sketches)