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

2. Who is having the party where the narrator may meet Nelson Denoon?
(a) A powerful black politician.
(b) A wealthy American philanthropist.
(c) A powerful white politician.
(d) An American diplomat.

3. What secret does "Z" finally share?
(a) His secret connection to Martin Wade.
(b) His real identity.
(c) The fact that the narrator is being watched by the authorities.
(d) Information on a social experiment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson believe African village-societies can offer Africans?

2. What language does Nelson Denoon use to deliver a speech?

3. Where does "Z" offer to take the narrator when she first meets him?

4. What things is the narrator ready for when she arrives in Gaborone?

5. What does the narrator realize is part of Grace's problem at the party?

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