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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. Where is the village of Tsau located?

2. What decision is the narrator struggling with regarding Tsau and Nelson Denoon?

3. What settlement is nearby Tsau?

4. Who does the narrator pour her heart out to when she is upset?

5. What things have changed in Nelson's home between the time the narrator goes in to snoop and the first time Nelson invites her over?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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