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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 (pages 131-163).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator see that signifies she is within eight miles of Tsau?
(a) Roads.
(b) An oasis.
(c) A wooded grove.
(d) Hills.

2. What does the narrator notice as she enters Tsau?
(a) Many strangely dressed people.
(b) None of these.
(c) Many strange man-made contrivances.
(d) Many modern conveniences.

3. Who is Martin Wade?
(a) A former soldier of the black revolutionaries.
(b) A former colleague of the narrator.
(c) A local politician.
(d) A South African army deserter.

4. Who does the narrator call "my boys" during her trip to Tsau?
(a) Her two horses.
(b) Her two donkeys.
(c) Her two snakes.
(d) Her two guides.

5. What does the narrator realize is part of Grace's problem at the party?
(a) She has a mental illness.
(b) She has taken drugs.
(c) Grace is very distraught.
(d) Grace is drunk.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?

4. Who is building a village from the ground up?

5. How does the narrator travel the first leg of her trip to Tsau?

(see the answer key)

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