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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator feel about Nelson Doonen's holier-than-thou political attitudes?

2. Where does the narrator believe Nelson has gone while he is on retreat?

3. What does the narrator take with her to Tsau?

4. Where does the narrator stop before heading to Tsau?

5. What does the narrator realize is part of Grace's problem at the party?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. The narrator has conflicting feelings about Nelson Denoon after talking to him further in the squatter settlement. What are they?

3. The narrator begins to have very strange experiences in the desert. What are they, and how does she overcome it?

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

5. What does Nelson Denoon believe is "Solar Democracy"?

6. Who is "Z" and what relationship does the narrator share with him?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Four we see the relationship between Nelson and the narrator evolving. What examples does the author give of this evolution and future development? How do each of the characters feel about this progression in their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

What are the social implications of a village like Tsau being cut off from the rest of the African continent? How does the author address these implications? What examples are there?

Essay Topic 3

The reader sees increasingly Nelson Denoon's need and desire to pull away from the governing of Tsau, but he is unable to do so. Explain three examples the author gives of this dilemma. Why does this dilemma exist?

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