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Norman Rush
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 146 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Mating Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Norman Rush
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment is "Z" hiding that the narrator helps him alleviate?
(a) "Z" has an infected leg which causes a great deal of pain.
(b) "Z" has an arm with nerve damage, causing him 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.

2. How does Nelson Denoon react to the narrator's arrival in Tsau?
(a) He is angry at her for coming.
(b) He is happy to see her.
(c) He is surprised and disappointed.
(d) He pretends he doesn't know her.

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

4. Who does the narrator pretend to be when she first enters Tsau?
(a) An ornithologist who went astray in the desert.
(b) A research scientist brought in by Nelson Denoon.
(c) An anthropologist who went astray in the desert.
(d) None of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?

3. What does the narrator do with most of her possessions?

4. Where do Grace and the narrator find Nelson Denoon?

5. Who is Grace with when the narrator bumps into her in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. There are disagreements as to whether or not Nelson and the narrator should be a couple. Describe the feelings on this subject in the village.

2. What does the narrator pretend to be when she enters Tsau? Why?

3. What feelings does the narrator have as a result of visiting Victoria Falls with Giles? Why?

4. Grace Denoon and the narrator have lunch together after the narrator bumps into Grace while shopping for supplies. What do they discuss? What does this conversation represent?

5. Describe the narrator's reaction to meeting Nelson Denoon. How is he different from her expectations?

6. The narrator travels across the desert to Tsau with two donkeys. How does she feel about them? Why?

7. What does the narrator discover through her thesis work in the African bush? Is it what she expected?

8. How does land ownership and currency work in Tsau? What observations does the narrator make?

9. What does the narrator obsess about losing after her donkey runs away? Why?

10. Why does the narrator stick to the story she created when she first entered Tsau?

(see the answer keys)

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