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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. Who says "while capitalism is destroying Africa and its village's socialism is not the answer"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Grace Denoon.
(c) Martin Wade.
(d) Nelson Denoon.

2. What do we learn about Nelson Denoon from the narrators flash-forward as she enters Tsau?
(a) He had several brothers and sisters.
(b) He had an alcoholic father and a passive mother.
(c) He had an alcoholic mother and a passive father.
(d) He came from a very cold, uncaring family.

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

4. Where does the narrator lose one of the animals she is traveling with?
(a) The middle of the desert.
(b) Foot hills near a mountain range.
(c) Sand dunes.
(d) A sinister-looking wooded grove.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment is "Z" hiding that the narrator helps him alleviate?

2. What characteristics does "Z" demonstrate?

3. Where is the narrator preparing to go in Chapter 2?

4. Who is Grace with when the narrator bumps into her in town?

5. What does Nelson Denoon suggest African's should harness the power of?

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