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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 (pages 409-436).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Nelson Denoon fascinates the narrator?
(a) His physique.
(b) His intellect.
(c) His relationship with his wife.
(d) His political and social activism.

2. What does Dorcas accuse Nelson of the night he and the narrator argue?
(a) She accuses him of murdering Hector.
(b) She accuses him of murdering Mma Isang.
(c) She accuses him of impregnating a young girl.
(d) She accuses him of controlling the village for too long.

3. What does Nelson drink with Harold?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Rum.
(d) Scotch.

4. Why does the relationship between Martin Wade and the narrator dissolve?
(a) Martin is very opposed to the luxury the narrator represents as an American.
(b) All of these.
(c) Martin is far more ascetic than the narrator.
(d) Martin's involvement in dangerous political activities.

5. Who does Nelson bring gifts for the night he comes to get the narrator?
(a) Dorca.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Mma Isang.
(d) Dineo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mma Isang trying to keep from the new arch ceremony?

2. What things is the narrator ready for when she arrives in Gaborone?

3. Who does the narrator tell about her travel plans?

4. Who is Dorcas' long-lost brother?

5. Who says "I'm yours. I am" to the narrator?

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