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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is the narrator preparing to go in Chapter 2?
(a) She is preparing to travel to Cape Town.
(b) She is preparing to go back into the bush to do more research.
(c) She is preparing to travel home.
(d) She is preparing to travel to Nelson's project.

3. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?
(a) Sets up trip wires, torches, and traps.
(b) Spreads ammonia around the camp to keep them away.
(c) Light a ring fire.
(d) Spreads urine around the camp to keep them away.

4. Where does the narrator go to look for Nelson?
(a) All of these.
(b) She goes to the Mother Committee.
(c) She goes to the rondavel.
(d) She goes to Nelson's house.

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

6. What is the narrator doing when she bumps into Grace Denoon?
(a) She is buying groceries.
(b) She is getting her hair done.
(c) She is buying tweezers.
(d) She is making travel arrangements.

7. Why does the narrator try to find Nelson Denoon?
(a) She is interested in forming a romantic relationship with him.
(b) She is trying to help repair his relationship with his wife.
(c) She is seeking a position on his mysterious social experiment.
(d) She is seeking information on his previous work.

8. What does the narrator study in the African bush as a part of her thesis?
(a) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on the local death rate.
(b) None of these.
(c) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on fertility.
(d) Seasonal nutritional availability and its effect on infant mortality.

9. What does the narrator realize is part of Grace's problem at the party?
(a) She has taken drugs.
(b) She has a mental illness.
(c) Grace is very distraught.
(d) Grace is drunk.

10. What month is the narrator traveling to Tsau?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) June.

11. How does the narrator feel about Nelson Doonen's holier-than-thou political attitudes?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) She is critical of it.
(c) Both of these.
(d) She appreciates it.

12. What is the population of Tsau?
(a) 500.
(b) 400.
(c) 450.
(d) 550.

13. What is the social purpose of Tsau?
(a) To remove the rights of black African women.
(b) None of these.
(c) To balance some of the injustices black African women face.
(d) To remove the rights of black African men.

14. What language does Nelson Denoon use to deliver a speech?
(a) Spanish.
(b) French.
(c) Setswana.
(d) English.

15. What does the narrator take with her to Tsau?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Camping gear.
(c) All of these.
(d) A map of waterholes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator believe Nelson has gone while he is on retreat?

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

3. How long does the narrator plan to rest in Gaborone?

4. How does Grace know the location of Nelson Denoon's project?

5. What does "Z" do for a living?

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