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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator know of Nelson Denoon?
(a) She admired his work while she was at Stanford University.
(b) She has been one of his colleagues for years.
(c) She has been friends with him for years.
(d) She admired his work while she was at Harvard.

2. What language does Nelson Denoon use to deliver a speech?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Setswana.
(d) Spanish.

3. What does the narrator position herself as once she is in Gaborone?
(a) A cultural tour guide.
(b) A college student.
(c) A college professor.
(d) A wealthy woman on vacation.

4. Who is Grace with when the narrator bumps into her in town?
(a) A personal body guard.
(b) A powerful Boer.
(c) A drug dealer.
(d) A boyfriend.

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

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

7. How does the narrator's demeanor change as she finally enters Tsau?
(a) She is sobbing.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is frantic.

8. 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 to a party.
(c) He offers to drive her home from the grocery store.
(d) He offers to drive her home from the library.

9. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?
(a) Spreads urine around the camp to keep them away.
(b) Spreads ammonia around the camp to keep them away.
(c) Light a ring fire.
(d) Sets up trip wires, torches, and traps.

10. What objects does the narrator obsess over losing during her trip to Tsau?
(a) Her comb.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Her mirror.
(d) Both 1 & 2.

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

12. What happens at the end of Nelson's speech at the party?
(a) A sandstorm.
(b) None of these.
(c) A flood.
(d) A thunderstorm.

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

14. What does Nelson Denoon suggest African's should harness the power of?
(a) The waterways.
(b) The local people.
(c) The wind.
(d) The sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What things is the narrator ready for when she arrives in Gaborone?

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

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

5. What job is the narrator offered at a party in Gaborone?

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