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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 (pages 327-356).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What of her mother's does the narrator accidentally back over with a car?
(a) A briefcase.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) Groceries.
(d) A gardening set.

2. What is the narrator's most unusual quality?
(a) Her obsession with geography.
(b) Her physical appearance.
(c) Her ability to remember names and faces.
(d) Her didactic memory.

3. Why does the relationship between Martin Wade and the narrator dissolve?
(a) All of these.
(b) Martin is very opposed to the luxury the narrator represents as an American.
(c) Martin is far more ascetic than the narrator.
(d) Martin's involvement in dangerous political activities.

4. What tendencies does Nelson say males have in general?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Tendencies toward violence.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Tendencies toward victimization of the weak.

5. What does Nelson Denoon suggest African's should harness the power of?
(a) The sun.
(b) The wind.
(c) The waterways.
(d) The local people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who grabs the narrator by the hips and pushes her forward after Nelson Denoon's speech?

2. What does Nelson Denoon represent to the narrator?

3. What illness overtakes Nelson for forty-eight hours?

4. How many homesteads are in Tsau?

5. What do we learn about Nelson Denoon from the narrators flash-forward as she enters Tsau?

(see the answer key)

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