View a FREE sample

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. What things is the narrator ready for when she arrives in Gaborone?
(a) All of these.
(b) Luxury.
(c) Romance.
(d) Abundance.

3. What does Nelson believe African village-societies can offer Africans?
(a) The ability to choose work they are interested in.
(b) All of these.
(c) The opportunity to pursue other ideas and dreams.
(d) A utopian environment.

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

5. Who is Nelson Denoon rumored to be staying with in a squatter settlement?
(a) An outcasted white family.
(b) The local authorities.
(c) Soldiers of the black revolutionaries.
(d) A native African family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens at the end of Nelson's speech at the party?

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

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

5. What does the narrator position herself as once she is in Gaborone?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample