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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 (pages 467-477).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about Nelson Doonen's holier-than-thou political attitudes?
(a) She appreciates it.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) She is critical of it.

2. Who is having the party where the narrator may meet Nelson Denoon?
(a) An American diplomat.
(b) A powerful black politician.
(c) A wealthy American philanthropist.
(d) A powerful white politician.

3. What parts of the snakes are valuable in Tsau?
(a) Venom.
(b) Skeletons.
(c) Skins.
(d) All of these.

4. What performance do the villagers perform?
(a) A version of the Phantom of the Opera.
(b) A version of Romeo and Juliet.
(c) A version of Lamentations of Women.
(d) A version of Oliver.

5. Who are the night men in Tsau?
(a) A group of men who have been sneaking out of the village at night.
(b) A group of men that essenially serve as prostitutes.
(c) A group of men that patrol the village at night.
(d) A group of men who have been breaking into houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson create on the women of the village that offends the narrator?

2. What does Nelson's reaction to the narrator's attempts to cheer him up bring to the narrator's mind?

3. Who do the homesteads belong to in Tsau?

4. What do the villagers of Tsau do at night?

5. What is the narrator's most unusual quality?

(see the answer key)

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