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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 does Nelson create on the women of the village that offends the narrator?
(a) A diagram that demonstrates the positions each woman holds.
(b) A map noting where the women came from.
(c) A diagram that shows the families, tribes, and affiliations.
(d) A map showing where the women will be relocated to start new villages.

2. Why is Nelson in a bad mood when the narrator tries to cheer him up?
(a) He is angry over American political issues.
(b) He is angry over Spanish political issues.
(c) He is angry over African political issues.
(d) He is angry over Tsau political issues.

3. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?
(a) Sets up trip wires, torches, and traps.
(b) Spreads urine around the camp to keep them away.
(c) Spreads ammonia around the camp to keep them away.
(d) Light a ring fire.

4. What glass work has Nelson been creating based on a glass sculpture he created as a child?
(a) A glass woman.
(b) A glass hummingbird.
(c) A glass vase.
(d) A glass luminary ornament.

5. Who leads the group in opposition to Nelson?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator travel the second leg, the last 100 miles, of her trip to Tsau?

2. Who are the night men in Tsau?

3. After arguing with Nelson over Hector, where does the narrator go?

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

5. What tendencies does Nelson say males have in general?

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