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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. How does the narrator's demeanor change as she finally enters Tsau?
2. Who is having the party where the narrator may meet Nelson Denoon?
3. Who takes the narrator in when she arrives in Tsau?
4. What does the narrator use to keep predators away at night in the desert?
5. Who is Martin Wade?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator obsess about losing after her donkey runs away? Why?
2. Why does the narrator position herself as cultural tour guide while in Gaborone?
3. Grace Denoon and the narrator have lunch together after the narrator bumps into Grace while shopping for supplies. What do they discuss? What does this conversation represent?
4. What happens between the narrator and Nelson Denoon when she first finds the place he is staying?
5. What secret does the narrator learn from "Z"?
6. What does the narrator take with her to Tsau? Why is this significant?
7. Why does the narrator stick to the story she created when she first entered Tsau?
8. Nelson Denoon tells the narrator at the squatters settlement that there is no place for her on his project. However, she is packing anyway. Why? What does this say about her character?
9. What does the narrator notice as she approaches Tsau? What memories does it evoke?
10. What does Dineo question about the narrator's cover story after the narrator has been in Tsau for a few days and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tsau is a complicated social experiment unlike any other in Africa at the time. From what we've learned in the book, describe the advantages and downfalls of such an experiment. Based on the political and social environment in Africa during the setting of this story, does an experiment such as this seem feasible?
Essay Topic 2
The narrator in this story is anonymous. Why does the author approach the story this way? How does it impact the reader's view of the story? Would it change if we knew more about the narrator, like her name? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
There are changes occurring in Tsau. A small faction of villagers are separating themselves and asking for things that have previously not been allowed. A tense feeling is building among the villagers, the Mother Committee, and Nelson Denoon. What does the emergence of a split off group mean for the village? Include in your answer how this is the same or different from ordinary society and the normal progression of a society.
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