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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of the animals the narrator is traveling with?
(a) Moa and Bapt.
(b) Frank and Betty.
(c) Milly and Billy.
(d) Mmo and Baph.

2. What about Nelson Denoon fascinates the narrator?
(a) His relationship with his wife.
(b) His physique.
(c) His intellect.
(d) His political and social activism.

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

4. What does the narrator lose when one of her animals runs off?
(a) All of these.
(b) Part of her supplies.
(c) Water.
(d) The tent.

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

6. How does the narrator travel the second leg, the last 100 miles, of her trip to Tsau?
(a) On foot.
(b) On horseback.
(c) On camels.
(d) None of these.

7. What does the narrator fear may attack during her trip to Tsau?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Lions.
(d) Soldiers.

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

9. How is Grace Denoon described by the narrator when she runs into Grace?
(a) All of these.
(b) Obviously rich.
(c) Acting strangely.
(d) Beautiful.

10. How long does the narrator plan to rest in Gaborone?
(a) Until her ship returns to the U.S.
(b) Until she leaves for Europe.
(c) Until she has to return to school.
(d) Until her savings run out.

11. What does "Z" do for a living?
(a) "Z" is a local undercover agent.
(b) "Z" is an American spy.
(c) "Z" is a British spy.
(d) "Z" is a South African politician.

12. What does the narrator do to set herself apart when she meets Nelson Denoon?
(a) She speaks to him in Setswana.
(b) She is very witty.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

13. Whose trust does Martin Wade have that is very unusual?
(a) Soldiers of the South African army.
(b) The black revolutionaries.
(c) The black politicians.
(d) The white South African rulers.

14. How old is the narrator when she starts her journey to Gaborone at the beginning of the book?
(a) 29-years-old.
(b) 32-years-old.
(c) 31-years-old.
(d) 30-years-old.

15. Who is drawn to "intellectual love"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Martin Wade.
(c) Nelson Denoon.
(d) Grace Denoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads the narrator to Nelson Denoon?

2. What does the narrator notice as she enters Tsau?

3. What is the social purpose of Tsau?

4. What is the narrator doing when she bumps into Grace Denoon?

5. Who does the narrator call "my boys" during her trip to Tsau?

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