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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 happens at the end of Nelson's speech at the party?
(a) None of these.
(b) A sandstorm.
(c) A flood.
(d) A thunderstorm.

2. Who grabs the narrator by the hips and pushes her forward after Nelson Denoon's speech?
(a) Nelson Denoon.
(b) "Z".
(c) Grace Denoon.
(d) Wade Martin.

3. How long was the narrator in the African bush studying for her thesis?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 24 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 18 months.

4. What characteristics does "Z" demonstrate?
(a) Vanity.
(b) All of these.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Interested in anthropology.

5. What does the narrator consider her work on her thesis in the African bush?
(a) A challenge, but everything came out okay.
(b) A success.
(c) Not what she was expecting, but she got interesting results.
(d) A failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson Denoon represent to the narrator?

2. Why does the narrator try to find Nelson Denoon?

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

4. Who says "while capitalism is destroying Africa and its village's socialism is not the answer"?

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

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