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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) Milly and Billy.
(b) Moa and Bapt.
(c) Frank and Betty.
(d) Mmo and Baph.

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

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

4. Why doesn't Nelson Denoon tell the narrator he is leaving Tsau?
(a) He cannot find her.
(b) He does not want to leave her a note.
(c) He does not want to break his routine.
(d) All of these.

5. How do the inhabitants of the squatter settlement view the narrator when she comes looking for Denoon?
(a) As a suspicious outsider.
(b) As someone who wants to improve their situation.
(c) As an official-looking white woman.
(d) As a friend.

6. What does Grace tell the narrator during their lunch in a restaurant?
(a) All of these.
(b) Nelson is free now and she wants him to be happy.
(c) The narrator is someone Nelson would like.
(d) She has a sixth sense when it comes to Nelson.

7. What color is Nelson Denoon's hair?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

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

9. What does Nelson believe African village-societies can offer Africans?
(a) All of these.
(b) A utopian environment.
(c) The ability to choose work they are interested in.
(d) The opportunity to pursue other ideas and dreams.

10. What does the narrator realize is part of Grace's problem at the party?
(a) Grace is drunk.
(b) Grace is very distraught.
(c) She has taken drugs.
(d) She has a mental illness.

11. What things is the narrator ready for when she arrives in Gaborone?
(a) Abundance.
(b) All of these.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Romance.

12. Who would like to see Nelson and the narrator together as a couple?
(a) Mma Isang.
(b) Dineo.
(c) Dorca.
(d) Grace Denoon.

13. Who does the narrator call "my boys" during her trip to Tsau?
(a) Her two horses.
(b) Her two snakes.
(c) Her two donkeys.
(d) Her two guides.

14. 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) Sets up trip wires, torches, and traps.
(c) Light a ring fire.
(d) Spreads ammonia around the camp to keep them away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator's demeanor change as she finally enters Tsau?

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

3. Who is drawn to "intellectual love"?

4. Who does the narrator have quasi-romantic interludes with while traveling to Victoria Falls?

5. Who does the narrator tell about her travel plans?

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