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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. Who does the narrator ask to take her donkey back from the community in order to go get Nelson?
(a) Dineo.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Hector.
(d) Mma Isang.

2. What tribe does the narrator come across during her search for Nelson in the desert?
(a) Baherero.
(b) Botswana.
(c) Basanwa.
(d) None of these.

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

4. What does Hector bring with him when he and the villagers go to speak to Nelson?
(a) Lion spoor.
(b) The remains of a carcass.
(c) Pictures of lions taken near the village.
(d) Lion hair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do while Nelson sleeps?

2. Who believes that the mysterious "lends itself too easily to liars and liars are the enemy"?

3. What settlement is nearby Tsau?

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

5. Who says "I'm yours. I am" to the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nelson suggest to the narrator that they could stay in Tsau? Why? How does the narrator respond?

2. How are children born in Tsau? How does the narrator react to the birthing process?

3. What shift occurs during the debate over God? Why does this happen?

4. What honor does the narrator receive in Tsau? How does she feel about what she's been asked to do?

5. What happens when the narrator invites Harold and Julia to their home for dinner?

6. What changes do we see in Nelson and the narrator as a result of Nelson's malaria?

7. How does the narrator feel about her decision regarding whether or not to stay in Tsau?

8. What argument do Nelson and the narrator have the day after the debate? Why is this significant?

9. What does the narrator do the first time Nelson invites her to his house? Is this unexpected?

10. The narrator is strongly against Nelson's trip to Tikwe. Why? What literary tool could the author be using in this section?

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