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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 (pages 357-379).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pretends to faint in order to stop the argument during the debate?
(a) Dineo.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Nelson.
(d) The narrator.

2. What parts of the snakes are valuable in Tsau?
(a) Venom.
(b) Skeletons.
(c) All of these.
(d) Skins.

3. Who chooses the topics for the debates?
(a) None of these.
(b) The Mother Committee.
(c) An elected official.
(d) Nelson Denoon.

4. Why is Nelson in a bad mood when the narrator tries to cheer him up?
(a) He is angry over Spanish political issues.
(b) He is angry over Tsau political issues.
(c) He is angry over American political issues.
(d) He is angry over African political issues.

5. How does the narrator travel the first leg of her trip to Tsau?
(a) On a plane.
(b) On a bus.
(c) In a car.
(d) On a flatbed truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the group in opposition to Nelson?

2. Why do the villagers disagree with Nelson's insistence on hand washing and sanitation?

3. How does the narrator travel the second leg, the last 100 miles, of her trip to Tsau?

4. What is the narrator doing when she bumps into Grace Denoon?

5. What omen does the village receive on the night the narrator moves into Nelson's home?

(see the answer key)

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