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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 (pages 253-300).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator try to find Nelson Denoon?
(a) She is interested in forming a romantic relationship with him.
(b) She is trying to help repair his relationship with his wife.
(c) She is seeking a position on his mysterious social experiment.
(d) She is seeking information on his previous work.

2. Who is Dorcas' long-lost brother?
(a) Jose.
(b) Raboupi.
(c) Dineo.
(d) Hector.

3. What characteristics does "Z" demonstrate?
(a) All of these.
(b) Interested in anthropology.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Loneliness.

4. How do the inhabitants of the squatter settlement view the narrator when she comes looking for Denoon?
(a) As a suspicious outsider.
(b) As someone who wants to improve their situation.
(c) As an official-looking white woman.
(d) As a friend.

5. What performance do the villagers perform?
(a) A version of Oliver.
(b) A version of the Phantom of the Opera.
(c) A version of Romeo and Juliet.
(d) A version of Lamentations of Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson plan for the future of Tsau?

2. Where does the narrator go to look for Nelson?

3. Whose trust does Martin Wade have that is very unusual?

4. Where does the narrator lose one of the animals she is traveling with?

5. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?

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