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Mating | Quiz

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Mating | Quiz

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1)

What month is the narrator traveling to Tsau? (from Chapter 3 (pages 131-163))

March.
June.
May.
April.
2)

Who makes the statement "Time is an ape"? (from Chapter 7 (pages 436-463))

The narrator.
Nelson Denoon.
Hiram.
Browen.
3)

How does the narrator's demeanor change as she finally enters Tsau? (from Chapter 4 (pages 167-199))

She is frantic.
She is angry.
She is sobbing.
She is confused.
4)

What does the narrator notice as she enters Tsau? (from Chapter 3 (pages 131-163))

Many modern conveniences.
Many strangely dressed people.
None of these.
Many strange man-made contrivances.
5)

How many homesteads are in Tsau? (from Chapter 4 (pages 167-199))

175.
250.
200.
150.
6)

What does Nelson's reaction to the narrator's attempts to cheer him up bring to the narrator's mind? (from Chapter 4 (pages 222-250))

Memories of her father's moodiness.
Memories of her mother's moodiness.
Memories of the strong relationship she had with her mother.
Memories of the strong relationship she had with her father.
7)

Where does the narrator want to take Nelson? (from Chapter 7 (pages 436-463))

Cape Town.
Tikwe.
Botswana.
Gaborone.
8)

Where does the narrator's mother live? (from Chapter 8 (pages 467-477))

A Catholic nursing home.
A mental hospital.
A Lutheran nursing home.
A retirement community.
9)

What activity do the narrator and Nelson do together around the village? (from Chapter 4 (pages 199-222))

They find uses for new inventions.
They share meals together.
They check livestock.
They take walks together.
10)

Who takes the narrator in when she arrives in Tsau? (from Chapter 4 (pages 167-199))

Nelson Denoon.
A woman named Dineo.
A woman named Mma Isang.
A man named Isang Mma.
11)

Who has the gun checked out for a supposed lion sighting? (from Chapter 6 (pages 327-356))

The narrator.
Mma Isang.
Nelson.
Hector.
12)

What omen does the village receive on the night the narrator moves into Nelson's home? (from Chapter 4 (pages 222-250))

A rainstorm.
A lion attack.
A windstorm.
A cool, clear night.
13)

What is the name of the Tsau governing body? (from Chapter 4 (pages 167-199))

The Sister Committee.
The Mother Committee.
The Denoon Council.
The Mother Council.
14)

Who pretends to faint in order to stop the argument during the debate? (from Chapter 7 (pages 357-379))

The narrator.
Nelson.
Dineo.
Dorcas.
15)

What do we learn about Nelson Denoon from the narrators flash-forward as she enters Tsau? (from Chapter 3 (pages 131-163))

He had several brothers and sisters.
He had an alcoholic mother and a passive father.
He came from a very cold, uncaring family.
He had an alcoholic father and a passive mother.
16)

What settlement is nearby Tsau? (from Chapter 5 (pages 300-326))

Basarwa settlement.
Squatters settlement.
Setswana settlement.
Botswana settlement.
17)

A direct confrontation develops between which two people as result of the debate? (from Chapter 7 (pages 357-379))

Nelson and Hector.
Hector and the narrator.
Nelson and Dorcas.
Dorcas and Dineo.
18)

What performance do the villagers perform? (from Chapter 5 (pages 253-300))

A version of Romeo and Juliet.
A version of Oliver.
A version of Lamentations of Women.
A version of the Phantom of the Opera.
19)

Who does the narrator pour her heart out to when she is upset? (from Chapter 7 (pages 409-436))

Dineo.
Baph.
Mma Isang.
Mmo.
20)

Where is the narrator at the beginning of Chapter Eight? (from Chapter 8 (pages 467-477))

Minneapolis, MN.
Palo Alto, CA.
Tsau, Africa.
Cape Town, Africa.
21)

Where does the narrator believe Nelson has gone while he is on retreat? (from Chapter 4 (pages 199-222))

He has gone to visit his ex-wife.
He has gone to Gaborone for supplies.
He has started a new village without her.
He is with another woman.
22)

The villagers want to allow guns in Tsau. What alternative does Nelson offer? (from Chapter 5 (pages 300-326))

A few rifles can be stored and put out for hire if needed.
Only registered owners may have guns.
He offers no alternative. He does not want guns in the village.
Only designated owners may have guns.
23)

Who does Nelson bring gifts for the night he comes to get the narrator? (from Chapter 4 (pages 222-250))

Dineo.
Dorca.
Mma Isang.
The narrator.
24)

Who believes that the mysterious "lends itself too easily to liars and liars are the enemy"? (from Chapter 5 (pages 300-326))

Mma Isang.
Nelson Denoon.
The narrator.
Dineo.
25)

What objects does the narrator obsess over losing during her trip to Tsau? (from Chapter 3 (pages 131-163))

Both 1 & 2.
Her comb.
Her mirror.
Neither of these.
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