View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator believe Nelson has gone while he is on retreat?
(a) He has started a new village without her.
(b) He has gone to visit his ex-wife.
(c) He is with another woman.
(d) He has gone to Gaborone for supplies.

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

3. Where does "Z" offer to take the narrator when she first meets him?
(a) He offers to take her home from a party.
(b) He offers to drive her home from the library.
(c) He offers to drive her home from the grocery store.
(d) He offers to drive her to a party.

4. Who do the homesteads belong to in Tsau?
(a) Men of the village.
(b) The Mother Committee.
(c) Nelson Denoon.
(d) Women of the village.

5. What characteristics does "Z" demonstrate?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Interested in anthropology.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Nelson Denoon's hair?

2. What does Grace tell the narrator during their lunch in a restaurant?

3. What do we learn about Nelson Denoon from the narrators flash-forward as she enters Tsau?

4. What does "Z" do for a living?

5. Who would like to see Nelson and the narrator together as a couple?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 296 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample