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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One through Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Huxley family heading to Thika?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1910.

2. How did Randall Smith spend his Sundays?
(a) Planting gardens.
(b) Attending church services.
(c) Searching for lions and buffaloes.
(d) Negotiating business deals.

3. What are siafu?
(a) Warrior ants.
(b) Termites.
(c) Tse-tse flies.
(d) Mosquitoes.

4. What did the author refer to as "that sovereign remedy for almost everything"?
(a) Cod-liver oil.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Ether.
(d) Epsom salts.

5. What did Juma falsely claim the Kikuyu ate?
(a) Lizards.
(b) Human corpses.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Snakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop did Stilbeck insist would be easy to grow on the farm?

2. What crop was Smith growing?

3. What eventually attracted the attention of the natives?

4. What did Robin initially try to use to "break the ice" with the natives?

5. How long did Sammy stay at Fort Hall?

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