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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decision is the narrator struggling with regarding Tsau and Nelson Denoon?
(a) Whether or not to return with him to Britain.
(b) Whether or not to stay.
(c) Whether or not to leave with him.
(d) Whether or not to help him start a new village.

2. Who says "I'm yours. I am" to the narrator?
(a) Nelson Denoon.
(b) Mma Isang.
(c) Dineo.
(d) Hector.

3. Who is Mma Isang trying to keep from the new arch ceremony?
(a) Nelson and the narrator.
(b) The night men.
(c) Dineo.
(d) Hector and Dorcas.

4. What does Nelson drink with Harold?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Rum.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Scotch.

5. What does Nelson create on the women of the village that offends the narrator?
(a) A map showing where the women will be relocated to start new villages.
(b) A diagram that shows the families, tribes, and affiliations.
(c) A map noting where the women came from.
(d) A diagram that demonstrates the positions each woman holds.

6. What does Nelson read while in jail?
(a) The Tao Te Ching.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) The Bilbe.
(d) None of these.

7. Who is Dorcas' long-lost brother?
(a) Dineo.
(b) Hector.
(c) Raboupi.
(d) Jose.

8. Who chooses the topics for the debates?
(a) None of these.
(b) An elected official.
(c) The Mother Committee.
(d) Nelson Denoon.

9. Who supports Nelson's ideas about guns in the village?
(a) Dineo.
(b) Mma Isang.
(c) No one.
(d) Dorca.

10. What does Nelson say attacked a male lion in the desert?
(a) Another lion.
(b) A jackal.
(c) A snake.
(d) A swarm of bees.

11. What tendencies does Nelson say males have in general?
(a) Tendencies toward violence.
(b) Tendencies toward victimization of the weak.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

12. Where does Nelson plan to go to bring stability back to Tsau?
(a) Basanwa.
(b) The squatter settlement.
(c) Tikwe.
(d) Gaborone.

13. What is the debate over in Chapter 7?
(a) Allowing outsiders to come into the village and stay without question.
(b) Raising a church building.
(c) Allowing Nelson a seat on the committee.
(d) Allowing men to hold committee seats.

14. What of her mother's does the narrator accidentally back over with a car?
(a) A gardening set.
(b) Groceries.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A briefcase.

15. What profession are Harold and Julia a part of?
(a) They are actors.
(b) They are research scientists.
(c) They are mathematicians.
(d) They are English professors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What parts of the snakes are valuable in Tsau?

2. What settlement is nearby Tsau?

3. Why does the narrator attend some childbirths in the birthing house?

4. What does Nelson plan for the future of Tsau?

5. How does the narrator feel about being asked to be on the snake team?

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