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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. Who is Nelson Denoon rumored to be staying with in a squatter settlement?
(a) An outcasted white family.
(b) The local authorities.
(c) A native African family.
(d) Soldiers of the black revolutionaries.

2. What things is the narrator ready for when she arrives in Gaborone?
(a) All of these.
(b) Romance.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Abundance.

3. What does the narrator consider her work on her thesis in the African bush?
(a) A failure.
(b) Not what she was expecting, but she got interesting results.
(c) A success.
(d) A challenge, but everything came out okay.

4. How does the narrator feel about Nelson Doonen's holier-than-thou political attitudes?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) She is critical of it.
(d) She appreciates it.

5. What secret does "Z" finally share?
(a) His secret connection to Martin Wade.
(b) Information on a social experiment.
(c) The fact that the narrator is being watched by the authorities.
(d) His real identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator go the day after the party to find Nelson Denoon?

2. What job is the narrator offered at a party in Gaborone?

3. Who is Grace with when the narrator bumps into her in town?

4. How old is the narrator when she starts her journey to Gaborone at the beginning of the book?

5. What critique does the narrator have of Nelson Denoon?

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