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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe does the narrator come across during her search for Nelson in the desert?
(a) Basanwa.
(b) None of these.
(c) Baherero.
(d) Botswana.

2. Who are the night men in Tsau?
(a) A group of men that patrol the village at night.
(b) A group of men who have been sneaking out of the village at night.
(c) A group of men who have been breaking into houses.
(d) A group of men that essenially serve as prostitutes.

3. How long is Nelson imprisoned after the accusations are made against him?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Two days.

4. Who believes that the mysterious "lends itself too easily to liars and liars are the enemy"?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Dineo.
(c) Nelson Denoon.
(d) Mma Isang.

5. What mission does the narrator go on with Nelson's gun?
(a) To kill snakes.
(b) To kill lions.
(c) To kill vervets.
(d) To destroy the gun.

6. Why does the narrator attempt to measure Nelson with a measuring tape?
(a) She is creating a blanket for him.
(b) She feels she has find his exact measurements for her study.
(c) She is measuring him for a new pair of pants.
(d) She feels she has to get his true dimensions.

7. What political action do a couple of women ask the narrator to take?
(a) Get Nelson elected to the Mother Committee.
(b) Run for election to the Mother Committee.
(c) Help elect Dorcas to the Mother Committee.
(d) Overthrow the Mother Committee.

8. Who supports Nelson's ideas about guns in the village?
(a) Dineo.
(b) No one.
(c) Dorca.
(d) Mma Isang.

9. What omen does the village receive on the night the narrator moves into Nelson's home?
(a) A windstorm.
(b) A lion attack.
(c) A cool, clear night.
(d) A rainstorm.

10. What does Nelson create on the women of the village that offends the narrator?
(a) A diagram that demonstrates the positions each woman holds.
(b) A map showing where the women will be relocated to start new villages.
(c) A diagram that shows the families, tribes, and affiliations.
(d) A map noting where the women came from.

11. Why do the villagers disagree with Nelson's insistence on hand washing and sanitation?
(a) It is against their religious beliefs.
(b) They do not like using the unfamiliar soaps.
(c) Because they are not familiar with it, nor do they understand it.
(d) They believe it is a waste of time.

12. What illness overtakes the narrator after Nelson has recovered?
(a) Fever.
(b) Malaria.
(c) Stomach flu.
(d) Hives.

13. Who has the gun checked out for a supposed lion sighting?
(a) Hector.
(b) Mma Isang.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Nelson.

14. What fact do a couple of women ask the narrator to confirm?
(a) All of these.
(b) Her mother is poor.
(c) She has no father.
(d) She has no income.

15. How do Harold Mace and Julia Rodden arrive in Tsau?
(a) They were flown in on a supply plane.
(b) They were escorted by villagers.
(c) They drove.
(d) They traveled by horseback.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who organizes the night men in Tsau?

2. Who moderates the public meetings and debates?

3. Who pulls the villagers together to put on a performance?

4. What does Nelson's reaction to the narrator's attempts to cheer him up bring to the narrator's mind?

5. Why is Nelson in a bad mood when the narrator tries to cheer him up?

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