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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator preparing to go in Chapter 2?
(a) She is preparing to go back into the bush to do more research.
(b) She is preparing to travel to Nelson's project.
(c) She is preparing to travel home.
(d) She is preparing to travel to Cape Town.

2. How long does Nelson Denoon leave Tsau without telling the narrator?
(a) Four days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Three days.
(d) A week.

3. What does the narrator study in the African bush as a part of her thesis?
(a) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on the local death rate.
(b) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on infant mortality.
(c) None of these.
(d) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on fertility.

4. Why does the relationship between Martin Wade and the narrator dissolve?
(a) All of these.
(b) Martin is far more ascetic than the narrator.
(c) Martin's involvement in dangerous political activities.
(d) Martin is very opposed to the luxury the narrator represents as an American.

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

6. After the narrator has been in Tsau a couple of days, who tells her the village has no room for one more and she must leave as soon as possible?
(a) Isang Mma.
(b) Dineo.
(c) Mma Isang.
(d) No one told her this.

7. What does the narrator do with most of her possessions?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Sell them off.
(c) Mail them off.
(d) Neither of these.

8. Where does the narrator go the day after the party to find Nelson Denoon?
(a) Tsau.
(b) Botswana.
(c) Gaborone.
(d) Naledi.

9. What month is the narrator traveling to Tsau?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) June.

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

11. How does Nelson Denoon react to the narrator's arrival in Tsau?
(a) He is angry at her for coming.
(b) He pretends he doesn't know her.
(c) He is happy to see her.
(d) He is surprised and disappointed.

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

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

14. What physical ailment is "Z" hiding that the narrator helps him alleviate?
(a) "Z" has an arm with nerve damage, causing him a great deal of pain.
(b) "Z" recently lost a toe on one foot and it's very painful for him.
(c) "Z" has severe back pain.
(d) "Z" has an infected leg which causes a great deal of pain.

15. How is the narrator told to survive the desert?
(a) Be prepared with a compass and plenty of water.
(b) Get past the feeling it is an organism demanding surrender.
(c) Consider the desert a living organism that must be conquered.
(d) Focus on the horizon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator fear may attack during her trip to Tsau?

2. Who is drawn to "intellectual love"?

3. What secret does "Z" finally share?

4. What does the narrator take with her to Tsau?

5. What is the name of the Tsau governing body?

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