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

2. Whose trust does Martin Wade have that is very unusual?
(a) The black revolutionaries.
(b) Soldiers of the South African army.
(c) The white South African rulers.
(d) The black politicians.

3. Where do Grace and the narrator find Nelson Denoon?
(a) In the garden.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the guest house.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson Denoon represent to the narrator?

2. What about Nelson Denoon fascinates the narrator?

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

4. What is Nelson Denoon doing when the narrator and Grace find him at the party?

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

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