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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (pages 59-90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says "while capitalism is destroying Africa and its village's socialism is not the answer"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Martin Wade.
(c) Grace Denoon.
(d) Nelson Denoon.

2. What is the narrator's most unusual quality?
(a) Her ability to remember names and faces.
(b) Her didactic memory.
(c) Her physical appearance.
(d) Her obsession with geography.

3. How is Grace Denoon described by the narrator when she runs into Grace?
(a) Obviously rich.
(b) Acting strangely.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) All of these.

4. What characteristics does "Z" demonstrate?
(a) Interested in anthropology.
(b) All of these.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Vanity.

5. How long does the narrator plan to rest in Gaborone?
(a) Until she has to return to school.
(b) Until her savings run out.
(c) Until she leaves for Europe.
(d) Until her ship returns to the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Martin Wade?

2. What language does Nelson Denoon use to deliver a speech?

3. What is Nelson Denoon doing when the narrator and Grace find him at the party?

4. Who is building a village from the ground up?

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

(see the answer key)

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