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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 (pages 199-222).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a rondavel?
(a) A community building located in the center of the village.
(b) A round thatched hut.
(c) A cart pulled by donkeys.
(d) A farming tool.

2. Where is the narrator from originally?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Illinois.

3. What do the villagers of Tsau do at night?
(a) Develop a plan for tomorrow's chores and activities.
(b) Meet in the community building for dinner.
(c) Stay in their individual homes for safety reasons.
(d) Go around the village socializing with houses that have a welcome light on.

4. What job is the narrator offered at a party in Gaborone?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Department Director.
(c) House sitting.
(d) Dog walking.

5. How do the inhabitants of the squatter settlement view the narrator when she comes looking for Denoon?
(a) As someone who wants to improve their situation.
(b) As a friend.
(c) As a suspicious outsider.
(d) As an official-looking white woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator go to look for Nelson?

2. Who does the narrator believe "Z" knows secrets about?

3. What does the narrator see that signifies she is within eight miles of Tsau?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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