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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. How does the narrator travel the second leg, the last 100 miles, of her trip to Tsau?
(a) On camels.
(b) None of these.
(c) On foot.
(d) On horseback.

2. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?
(a) Spreads urine around the camp to keep them away.
(b) Sets up trip wires, torches, and traps.
(c) Light a ring fire.
(d) Spreads ammonia around the camp to keep them away.

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

4. How long does the narrator plan to rest in Gaborone?
(a) Until she leaves for Europe.
(b) Until her ship returns to the U.S.
(c) Until her savings run out.
(d) Until she has to return to school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What mistake does the narrator make after finding Nelson Denoon?

2. What month is the narrator traveling to Tsau?

3. Where does the narrator go to look for Nelson?

4. Who must the narrator pretend she does not know while in Tsau?

5. Who would like to see Nelson and the narrator together as a couple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between the narrator and Nelson Denoon when she first finds the place he is staying?

2. What does the narrator take with her to Tsau? Why is this significant?

3. How does the author depict the relationship between Grace and Nelson Denoon? How does the reader know this?

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. What does the narrator notice as she approaches Tsau? What memories does it evoke?

6. What happens when the narrator is summoned before the Mother Committee? What must she do to stay in Tsau?

7. What does Dineo question about the narrator's cover story after the narrator has been in Tsau for a few days and why?

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

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