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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What critique does the narrator have of Nelson Denoon?
(a) His unorthadox approach to local politics.
(b) The way he treats his wife.
(c) His unpolished speaking style.
(d) His disheveled appearance.

3. Where does "Z" offer to take the narrator when she first meets him?
(a) He offers to drive her home from the grocery store.
(b) He offers to take her home from a party.
(c) He offers to drive her home from the library.
(d) He offers to drive her to a party.

4. Where is the narrator preparing to go in Chapter 2?
(a) She is preparing to travel home.
(b) She is preparing to travel to Cape Town.
(c) She is preparing to travel to Nelson's project.
(d) She is preparing to go back into the bush to do more research.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Who does the narrator learn about a party from where she may meet Nelson Denoon?
(a) The owners of the home she is house sitting at.
(b) Grace Denoon.
(c) Martin Wade.
(d) "Z".

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is having the party where the narrator may meet Nelson Denoon?

2. What does Nelson Denoon represent to the narrator?

3. Who is drawn to "intellectual love"?

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

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

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