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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 "Z" do for a living?
(a) "Z" is an American spy.
(b) "Z" is a South African politician.
(c) "Z" is a local undercover agent.
(d) "Z" is a British spy.

2. What does Nelson Denoon represent to the narrator?
(a) An unattainable dream.
(b) A desperate and unsuccessful attempt to change African society.
(c) The apex of a successful academic career.
(d) The apex of a successful career in social service.

3. What does the narrator position herself as once she is in Gaborone?
(a) A cultural tour guide.
(b) A college student.
(c) A college professor.
(d) A wealthy woman on vacation.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator stop before heading to Tsau?

2. What about Nelson Denoon fascinates the narrator?

3. What happens at the end of Nelson's speech at the party?

4. How long does the narrator plan to rest in Gaborone?

5. What mistake does the narrator make after finding Nelson Denoon?

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