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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator know of Nelson Denoon?
(a) She has been one of his colleagues for years.
(b) She has been friends with him for years.
(c) She admired his work while she was at Stanford University.
(d) She admired his work while she was at Harvard.

2. What does the narrator consider her work on her thesis in the African bush?
(a) A failure.
(b) Not what she was expecting, but she got interesting results.
(c) A challenge, but everything came out okay.
(d) A success.

3. What mistake does the narrator make after finding Nelson Denoon?
(a) She insults the people Nelson is staying with.
(b) She knocks over an experimental outhouse.
(c) She insults Nelson's project.
(d) She uses an experimental outhouse.

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

5. Where does the narrator go the day after the party to find Nelson Denoon?
(a) Gaborone.
(b) Naledi.
(c) Botswana.
(d) Tsau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator tell about her travel plans?

2. After the narrator has been in Tsau a couple of days, who tells her the village has no room for one more and she must leave as soon as possible?

3. How long does Nelson Denoon leave Tsau without telling the narrator?

4. How often does Nelson Denoon take his retreats?

5. Why doesn't Nelson Denoon tell the narrator he is leaving Tsau?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrator's reaction to meeting Nelson Denoon. How is he different from her expectations?

2. There are disagreements as to whether or not Nelson and the narrator should be a couple. Describe the feelings on this subject in the village.

3. Why does the narrator have such difficulty finding the place where Nelson Denoon is rumored to be staying?

4. What drives the narrator to contact Nelson Denoon?

5. What does the reader learn about the narrator in Chapter 1? What characteristics does she display?

6. How does land ownership and currency work in Tsau? What observations does the narrator make?

7. What does the narrator notice as she approaches Tsau? What memories does it evoke?

8. What does "intellectual love" mean in the book?

9. What secret does the narrator learn from "Z"?

10. The narrator travels across the desert to Tsau with two donkeys. How does she feel about them? Why?

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