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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is motivating the narrator to travel to Tsau?
(a) Her need to crack the mystery.
(b) Her need for adventure.
(c) Her desire to impress Nelson Denoon.
(d) Her desire to complete her thesis.

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

3. What physical ailment is "Z" hiding that the narrator helps him alleviate?
(a) "Z" has an arm with nerve damage, causing him a great deal of pain.
(b) "Z" has an infected leg which causes a great deal of pain.
(c) "Z" has severe back pain.
(d) "Z" recently lost a toe on one foot and it's very painful for him.

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

5. Who does the narrator have quasi-romantic interludes with while traveling to Victoria Falls?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Giles.
(c) William.
(d) Nelson.

6. 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.

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

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

9. How many homesteads are in Tsau?
(a) 150.
(b) 175.
(c) 200.
(d) 250.

10. How many members are on Tsau's governing body?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

11. Where does the narrator believe Nelson has gone while he is on retreat?
(a) He has started a new village without her.
(b) He is with another woman.
(c) He has gone to Gaborone for supplies.
(d) He has gone to visit his ex-wife.

12. How often does Nelson Denoon take his retreats?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Once every six weeks.
(c) Once every two months.
(d) Twice every six months.

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

14. What does the narrator consider her work on her thesis in the African bush?
(a) A failure.
(b) A challenge, but everything came out okay.
(c) A success.
(d) Not what she was expecting, but she got interesting results.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grace tell the narrator during their lunch in a restaurant?

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

3. What month is the narrator traveling to Tsau?

4. Where does the narrator lose one of the animals she is traveling with?

5. Who must the narrator pretend she does not know while in Tsau?

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