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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator go the day after the party to find Nelson Denoon?
(a) Tsau.
(b) Naledi.
(c) Botswana.
(d) Gaborone.

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. What do the villagers of Tsau do at night?
(a) Stay in their individual homes for safety reasons.
(b) Go around the village socializing with houses that have a welcome light on.
(c) Meet in the community building for dinner.
(d) Develop a plan for tomorrow's chores and activities.

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

8. Where does the narrator stop before heading to Tsau?
(a) A mission in Kang.
(b) A mission in Botswana.
(c) A settlement in Cape Town.
(d) A settlement in Kang.

9. What is the population of Tsau?
(a) 400.
(b) 500.
(c) 450.
(d) 550.

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

11. Why does the relationship between Martin Wade and the narrator dissolve?
(a) Martin's involvement in dangerous political activities.
(b) Martin is very opposed to the luxury the narrator represents as an American.
(c) Martin is far more ascetic than the narrator.
(d) All of these.

12. Who must the narrator pretend she does not know while in Tsau?
(a) Dineo.
(b) Mma Isang.
(c) Grace Denoon.
(d) Nelson Denoon.

13. Who takes the narrator in when she arrives in Tsau?
(a) A woman named Dineo.
(b) A man named Isang Mma.
(c) Nelson Denoon.
(d) A woman named Mma Isang.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator consider her work on her thesis in the African bush?

2. Where does the narrator believe Nelson has gone while he is on retreat?

3. What does the narrator realize is part of Grace's problem at the party?

4. After the narrator has been in Tsau a couple of days, who tells her the village has no room for one more and she must leave as soon as possible?

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

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