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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 physical ailment is "Z" hiding that the narrator helps him alleviate?
(a) "Z" has an arm with nerve damage, causing him a great deal of pain.
(b) "Z" has an infected leg which causes a great deal of pain.
(c) "Z" has severe back pain.
(d) "Z" recently lost a toe on one foot and it's very painful for him.

2. Whose trust does Martin Wade have that is very unusual?
(a) The black revolutionaries.
(b) The white South African rulers.
(c) The black politicians.
(d) Soldiers of the South African army.

3. What does the narrator study in the African bush as a part of her thesis?
(a) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on infant mortality.
(b) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on the local death rate.
(c) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on fertility.
(d) None of these.

4. What does Nelson Denoon suggest African's should harness the power of?
(a) The sun.
(b) The wind.
(c) The waterways.
(d) The local people.

5. What job is the narrator offered at a party in Gaborone?
(a) House sitting.
(b) Department Director.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Dog walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Martin Wade?

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

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

4. How is Grace Denoon described by the narrator when she runs into Grace?

5. What secret does "Z" finally share?

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