View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Nelson ask the narrator to move into his home?
(a) A public tea.
(b) A party.
(c) Near the edge of the desert.
(d) During work.

3. What prevents the narrator from attending the public debate on time?
(a) A terrible stomach ache.
(b) An injured leg.
(c) A terrible headache.
(d) A deep cut on her hand.

4. Who leads the group in opposition to Nelson?
(a) Hector.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Neither of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit Nelson in Gaborone?

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

3. What does the narrator force Nelson to do out of frustration to jolt him out of his calm mental state?

4. How many horses are in Tsau?

5. What does Dorcas accuse Nelson of the night he and the narrator argue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator become so frustrated when she has Nelson back in Gaborone? What does this frustration lead her to?

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

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

5. Why does the scheduled debate over God bother the narrator so much? How does Nelson feel?

6. How does the narrator feel after Nelson is found in the desert and back in Tsau? What does this mean for their future?

7. What requests does Dineo make of the narrator in order for her to be able to take Nelson to Gaborone?

8. How does the village react to Nelson and the narrator becoming a couple? What happens that night?

9. How does Nelson react to the arrival of Harold Mace and Julia Rodden in Tsau?

10. How does Nelson feel about the men in Tsau?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,244 words (approx. 5 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample