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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. Who believes that the mysterious "lends itself too easily to liars and liars are the enemy"?
2. What does Hector bring with him when he and the villagers go to speak to Nelson?
3. What settlement is nearby Tsau?
4. What mission does the narrator go on with Nelson's gun?
5. Who leads the group in opposition to Nelson?
Short Essay Questions
1. What changes do we see in Nelson and the narrator as a result of Nelson's malaria?
2. What are some of the issues that Nelson Denoon and the narrator debate and discuss?
3. What argument do Nelson and the narrator have the day after the debate? Why is this significant?
4. How does the narrator react when Nelson shows her a political diagram of the women in the village? Why? How does Nelson react? Why? Are their reactions characteristic of them?
5. Why does the scheduled debate over God bother the narrator so much? How does Nelson feel?
6. What weighs heavily on the narrator's mind about her and Nelson's relationship? Why?
7. How does the narrator feel about her decision regarding whether or not to stay in Tsau?
8. How does Nelson suggest to the narrator that they could stay in Tsau? Why? How does the narrator respond?
9. What upsets Nelson about the growing amount of bartering with Basarwa, a nearby settlement? What items does he not like?
10. What does the narrator do the first time Nelson invites her to his house? Is this unexpected?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the exchange between Dineo and the narrator before she takes Nelson to Gaborone. Examine the way the relationship between the two women has evolved and how outside circumstances have effected each of them throughout the story. How has each character evolved?
Essay Topic 2
There are indications throughout the story that the narrator has had a poor relationship with her mother. What are some of these examples? How do you think the narrator's relationship with her mother shapes her current relationships and approach to life?
Essay Topic 3
The narrator convinces Nelson to let her use his gun to shoot vervets. This is significant because Nelson dislikes guns and does not want them in the village. Why does he feel that way? What interaction does the narrator have while out with the gun? How does this speak to Nelson's feelings?
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