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

2. Why does the narrator try to find Nelson Denoon?

3. What physical change in the narrator causes her to worry about physical stress and poor nutrition while in the bush?

4. How does the narrator know of Nelson Denoon?

5. What is motivating the narrator to travel to Tsau?

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 does the reader learn about the narrator in Chapter 1? What characteristics does she display?

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

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

5. What drives the narrator to contact Nelson Denoon?

6. Why does the narrator position herself as cultural tour guide while in Gaborone?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the reasons why Nelson opposes having guns in the village. Why is each significant? What does his approach to the problem say about his character?

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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