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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 is Mma Isang trying to keep from the new arch ceremony?

2. What glass work has Nelson been creating based on a glass sculpture he created as a child?

3. How do part of the villagers prevent Nelson from being heard?

4. How long is Nelson imprisoned after the accusations are made against him?

5. How long is Nelson gone from Tsau on horseback before the narrator believes something has happened?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What upsets Nelson about the growing amount of bartering with Basarwa, a nearby settlement? What items does he not like?

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

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

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

9. What argument do Nelson and the narrator have the day after the debate? Why is this significant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Mother Committee and the powerful women involved. This experimental village is meant to give women rights and powers that they don't have in ordinary society. However, based on the characters you've just described, what are the differences and similarities between men in ordinary society at that time and the women in Tsau?

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

Nelson gets drunk with Harold, which causes both Julia and the narrator to become concerned. What does this action mean to the characters involved - Nelson, Harold, Julia, and the narrator?

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