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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator attempt to measure Nelson with a measuring tape?
(a) She feels she has find his exact measurements for her study.
(b) She feels she has to get his true dimensions.
(c) She is measuring him for a new pair of pants.
(d) She is creating a blanket for him.

2. Why do the villagers disagree with Nelson's insistence on hand washing and sanitation?
(a) It is against their religious beliefs.
(b) Because they are not familiar with it, nor do they understand it.
(c) They believe it is a waste of time.
(d) They do not like using the unfamiliar soaps.

3. What settlement is nearby Tsau?
(a) Squatters settlement.
(b) Basarwa settlement.
(c) Botswana settlement.
(d) Setswana settlement.

4. What glass work has Nelson been creating based on a glass sculpture he created as a child?
(a) A glass vase.
(b) A glass woman.
(c) A glass luminary ornament.
(d) A glass hummingbird.

5. What does Dorcas accuse Nelson of the night he and the narrator argue?
(a) She accuses him of controlling the village for too long.
(b) She accuses him of impregnating a young girl.
(c) She accuses him of murdering Hector.
(d) She accuses him of murdering Mma Isang.

6. Why do Harold and Julia say they are in Tsau?
(a) To read Shakespeare in the schools.
(b) To teach English.
(c) To teach science.
(d) To teach math.

7. How do part of the villagers prevent Nelson from being heard?
(a) They moan loudly while he speaks.
(b) They laugh while he speaks.
(c) They shout while he speaks.
(d) They make barking noises while he speaks.

8. What omen does the village receive on the night the narrator moves into Nelson's home?
(a) A windstorm.
(b) A cool, clear night.
(c) A rainstorm.
(d) A lion attack.

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

10. How long is Nelson imprisoned after the accusations are made against him?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Three days.

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

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

13. What racist belief does the narrator's mother hold?
(a) All black people are mean.
(b) All white people should be in superior positions.
(c) All black people are funny.
(d) All Hispanic people are uneducated.

14. What is the narrator doing when a group of villagers, led by Hector, come to speak with Nelson?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is cleaning vegetables.
(c) She is preparing breakfast.
(d) She is cutting Nelson's hair.

15. How long is Nelson gone from Tsau on horseback before the narrator believes something has happened?
(a) Five days.
(b) Eight days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness overtakes the narrator after Nelson has recovered?

2. Who supports Nelson's ideas about guns in the village?

3. Who does the narrator ask to take her donkey back from the community in order to go get Nelson?

4. What does Nelson say attacked a male lion in the desert?

5. What things have changed in Nelson's home between the time the narrator goes in to snoop and the first time Nelson invites her over?

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