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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. Who says "I'm yours. I am" to the narrator?
2. A direct confrontation develops between which two people as result of the debate?
3. How does the narrator feel about her feelings for Nelson?
4. Who is Dorcas' long-lost brother?
5. What does Nelson create on the women of the village that offends the narrator?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator become so frustrated when she has Nelson back in Gaborone? What does this frustration lead her to?
2. There continues to be social unrest in Tsau. The village is now split regarding the presence of the night men. What does the narrator learn about the disagreement? How does she feel about it?
3. What weighs heavily on the narrator's mind about her and Nelson's relationship? Why?
4. What happens when the narrator invites Harold and Julia to their home for dinner?
5. How does Nelson suggest to the narrator that they could stay in Tsau? Why? How does the narrator respond?
6. How does Nelson react to the arrival of Harold Mace and Julia Rodden in Tsau?
7. How does the narrator react when Nelson shows her a political diagram of the women in the village? Why? How does Nelson react? Why? Are their reactions characteristic of them?
8. What requests does Dineo make of the narrator in order for her to be able to take Nelson to Gaborone?
9. Why does the narrator leave the villager's presentation of Lamentations of Women?
10. The narrator is strongly against Nelson's trip to Tikwe. Why? What literary tool could the author be using in this section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Norman Rush is a male author writing from a female point of view. How do you think this impacts the telling of the story? Is this approach unusual in literature? Why or why not? How do you think the perspective would have changed if it had been written by a woman? Be sure to explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
The narrator does not understand Nelson's calm nature when he is accused of and jailed for Hector's murder. However, he does remain extremely calm, saying he is content to let the village he created deal with him. Explain the dynamic that is occurring in this situation between Nelson and the villagers and Nelson and the narrator.
Essay Topic 3
The narrator convinces Nelson to let her use his gun to shoot vervets. This is significant because Nelson dislikes guns and does not want them in the village. Why does he feel that way? What interaction does the narrator have while out with the gun? How does this speak to Nelson's feelings?
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