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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 is an example of ideology where Nelson and the villagers in Tsau differ?

2. How many horses are in Tsau?

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

4. What of her mother's does the narrator accidentally back over with a car?

5. What settlement is nearby Tsau?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are some of the issues that Nelson Denoon and the narrator debate and discuss?

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

7. What new sign of trouble emerges in Tsau after the issue with the guns and the bartering have been called into question?

8. There continues to be social unrest in Tsau. The village is now split regarding the presence of the night men. What does the narrator learn about the disagreement? How does she feel about it?

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

10. Why does the narrator leave the villager's presentation of Lamentations of Women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Norman Rush is a male author writing from a female point of view. How do you think this impacts the telling of the story? Is this approach unusual in literature? Why or why not? How do you think the perspective would have changed if it had been written by a woman? Be sure to explain your answers.

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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