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

2. How old is the narrator when she starts her journey to Gaborone at the beginning of the book?
(a) 32-years-old.
(b) 30-years-old.
(c) 29-years-old.
(d) 31-years-old.

3. Where does "Z" offer to take the narrator when she first meets him?
(a) He offers to take her home from a party.
(b) He offers to drive her to a party.
(c) He offers to drive her home from the grocery store.
(d) He offers to drive her home from the library.

4. Who does the narrator have quasi-romantic interludes with while traveling to Victoria Falls?
(a) Giles.
(b) William.
(c) Nelson.
(d) Alexander.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose trust does Martin Wade have that is very unusual?

2. Who says "while capitalism is destroying Africa and its village's socialism is not the answer"?

3. Who is Martin Wade?

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

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

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