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ChapterSevenQuestions
1. WhatdotheBotswanawomendo?
2. InwhatwayisPaulinSebesorude?
3. Theyfollowedtheleadershipof_____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________with
4. Itwasasthough_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________individuals
5. Inrelationtoquestionfourandtherestofnovelthusfar,howcanweunderstandBessieHeadas
promotingfeminism*?
Thebeliefthatwomenandmenshouldhaveequalsocial,economic,sexual,andpoliticalrights.
6. InWhenRainCloudsGatherHeadtriedtoshowustheinjusticedonetowomenbythesociety.Women
werenotsupposedtoutterawordinameetingofbothmenandwomen.WhenMakhayaaddressed
themashisequalsthewomenwereamazedbecauseitwasunheardof.MmaMillipedeisrepresented
asastrongpersonwhohelpedyoungerpeopletoleadbetterlives.ShehelpedMakhayatohavefaith
andliveanewlife.ThispositiveimageoffemalesshowsusthatHeadwantedwomentobecourageous
andhelpful.
(extractfromhttp://www.thuto.org/englishold/bessiehead/eng45303/bhfmnsm.htm)
HowdoesPaulinafitintothisspectrumasanindependentwoman?
7. PaulinawasnotlikethewomenofGolemaMmidi,althoughshehadbeenbornintotheirkindof
worldandfedon_____________________________________________________________________________________mother
8. GeorgethoughtthateverythingGilbertdidseemed__________________________________________acceptable
9. DiscusswhyyouthinkPaulinafoundMakhayasofascinating?
10. GilbertandMmaMillipedeshareda_______________________________________________________________________
11. ExplainthetwotypesofrelationshipsasidentifiedbyMmaMillipede
a.
b.
12. Withreferencetoyourgrowingunderstandingoftribalism,explainthisquoteandwhatitentails:
AmIexactlythesameasmyneighbour?
13. Mariaisunderstoodastwotypesofwomen:
14. YourenotDinoregosdaughteranymore,ExplainwhythisquoteisoutofcharacterforGilbert
15. InthischapterwebegintogainaninsightintoBotswanafromawomansperspective.Weleave
Makhayaforachapterinordertotackledifferentissues.Areanyoftheissuesraisedresolved?