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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. Why doesn't Nelson Denoon tell the narrator he is leaving Tsau?

2. Where is the narrator from originally?

3. What happens at the end of Nelson's speech at the party?

4. Why does the relationship between Martin Wade and the narrator dissolve?

5. What critique does the narrator have of Nelson Denoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator prepare to leave for Tsau? How does she plan to travel? What risks is she taking?

2. What kinds of jokes does the narrator tell Nelson after dinner at Mma Isang's? Why?

3. What does the sandstorm at the end of the American diplomat's party represent?

4. Nelson leaves Tsau on retreat for four days. Why doesn't he tell the narrator why or where he is going? How does the narrator react?

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

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

7. What secret does the narrator learn from "Z"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the exchange between Dineo and the narrator that ends in the bathhouse. What message is Dineo trying to send the narrator through her conversation and her actions?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between blacks and whites in Africa has changed throughout history. Research the history of the Botswana area and create a time line of facts, changes, and political movements. Explain how the history of the area is important to the racial climate in the story, the characters' actions, and how it impacts the relationships in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Nelson essentially turns his invitation to the narrator to come live with him into a PR event. Based on the way Nelson has handled his relationship with the narrator to this point and how he feels about village politics, why did he ask her in this way? What is the author demonstrating about Nelson's personality?

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