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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (pages 111-128).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator study in the African bush as a part of her thesis?
(a) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on infant mortality.
(b) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on the local death rate.
(c) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on fertility.
(d) None of these.

2. What is Nelson Denoon doing when the narrator and Grace find him at the party?
(a) He is telling jokes with a group of other men.
(b) He is having a debate with black and white politicians.
(c) He is kissing another woman.
(d) He is discussing academics with other black and white professors.

3. What does Nelson Denoon suggest African's should harness the power of?
(a) The sun.
(b) The waterways.
(c) The local people.
(d) The wind.

4. How old is the narrator when she starts her journey to Gaborone at the beginning of the book?
(a) 29-years-old.
(b) 31-years-old.
(c) 32-years-old.
(d) 30-years-old.

5. Where do Grace and the narrator find Nelson Denoon?
(a) In the parlor.
(b) In the garden.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the guest house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grace know the location of Nelson Denoon's project?

2. What color is Nelson Denoon's hair?

3. What is the narrator's most unusual quality?

4. How long was the narrator in the African bush studying for her thesis?

5. Why does the narrator try to find Nelson Denoon?

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