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

2. Who does the narrator learn about a party from where she may meet Nelson Denoon?
(a) Martin Wade.
(b) Grace Denoon.
(c) The owners of the home she is house sitting at.
(d) "Z".

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

4. How does the narrator know of Nelson Denoon?
(a) She admired his work while she was at Harvard.
(b) She admired his work while she was at Stanford University.
(c) She has been one of his colleagues for years.
(d) She has been friends with him for years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Martin Wade?

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

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