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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 (pages 90-111).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mistake does the narrator make after finding Nelson Denoon?
(a) She uses an experimental outhouse.
(b) She insults the people Nelson is staying with.
(c) She knocks over an experimental outhouse.
(d) She insults Nelson's project.

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

3. Why does the relationship between Martin Wade and the narrator dissolve?
(a) Martin is very opposed to the luxury the narrator represents as an American.
(b) Martin's involvement in dangerous political activities.
(c) All of these.
(d) Martin is far more ascetic than the narrator.

4. Who is drawn to "intellectual love"?
(a) Nelson Denoon.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Martin Wade.
(d) Grace Denoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment is "Z" hiding that the narrator helps him alleviate?

2. What does Nelson Denoon represent to the narrator?

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

4. What physical change in the narrator causes her to worry about physical stress and poor nutrition while in the bush?

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

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