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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the social purpose of Tsau?
(a) To remove the rights of black African men.
(b) None of these.
(c) To remove the rights of black African women.
(d) To balance some of the injustices black African women face.

3. Who does the narrator tell about her travel plans?
(a) Residents of the settlement.
(b) Nuns at the mission.
(c) A native African family she's staying with.
(d) "Z".

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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 surprised and disappointed.
(d) He is happy to see her.

10. What is Nelson Denoon doing when the narrator and Grace find him at the party?
(a) He is discussing academics with other black and white professors.
(b) He is kissing another woman.
(c) He is telling jokes with a group of other men.
(d) He is having a debate with black and white politicians.

11. 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.

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

13. Who leads the narrator to Nelson Denoon?
(a) A soldier.
(b) Children.
(c) Women in the market.
(d) A local official.

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

15. How long was the narrator in the African bush studying for her thesis?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 24 months.
(d) 9 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristics does "Z" demonstrate?

2. Who says "while capitalism is destroying Africa and its village's socialism is not the answer"?

3. How often does Nelson Denoon take his retreats?

4. What is the population of Tsau?

5. What are the names of the animals the narrator is traveling with?

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