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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 does the narrator position herself as once she is in Gaborone?
(a) A college student.
(b) A wealthy woman on vacation.
(c) A cultural tour guide.
(d) A college professor.

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

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

4. Where do Grace and the narrator find Nelson Denoon?
(a) In the parlor.
(b) In the guest house.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the garden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator when she starts her journey to Gaborone at the beginning of the book?

2. Who does the narrator believe "Z" knows secrets about?

3. Who is having the party where the narrator may meet Nelson Denoon?

4. Who does the narrator learn about a party from where she may meet Nelson Denoon?

5. What does the narrator consider her work on her thesis in the African bush?

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