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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator try to find Nelson Denoon?
(a) She is trying to help repair his relationship with his wife.
(b) She is seeking a position on his mysterious social experiment.
(c) She is seeking information on his previous work.
(d) She is interested in forming a romantic relationship with him.

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

3. Who do the homesteads belong to in Tsau?
(a) Women of the village.
(b) Men of the village.
(c) The Mother Committee.
(d) Nelson Denoon.

4. What physical change in the narrator causes her to worry about physical stress and poor nutrition while in the bush?
(a) She begins losing her hair.
(b) All of these.
(c) The cessation of her menstrual cycle.
(d) Her steady loss of weight.

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

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

7. What is the name of the Tsau governing body?
(a) The Mother Committee.
(b) The Denoon Council.
(c) The Mother Council.
(d) The Sister Committee.

8. Who is Martin Wade?
(a) A former soldier of the black revolutionaries.
(b) A South African army deserter.
(c) A local politician.
(d) A former colleague of the narrator.

9. What does the narrator notice as she enters Tsau?
(a) Many strangely dressed people.
(b) None of these.
(c) Many modern conveniences.
(d) Many strange man-made contrivances.

10. How does Grace know the location of Nelson Denoon's project?
(a) She helped him establish the project.
(b) He told her while they were married.
(c) He was required to tell her lawyers.
(d) She overheard a conversation between him and his lawyers.

11. What activity do the narrator and Nelson do together around the village?
(a) They take walks together.
(b) They find uses for new inventions.
(c) They check livestock.
(d) They share meals together.

12. Where does the narrator go to look for Nelson?
(a) She goes to Nelson's house.
(b) She goes to the rondavel.
(c) All of these.
(d) She goes to the Mother Committee.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the social purpose of Tsau?

2. What does Nelson believe African village-societies can offer Africans?

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

4. Who is Grace with when the narrator bumps into her in town?

5. What does the narrator see that signifies she is within eight miles of Tsau?

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