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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Eleven through Fifteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Elspeth sleep on?
(a) Straw.
(b) A sleeping bag.
(c) A mattress on the floor.
(d) A camp-bed.

2. What was Sammy's new wife's name?
(a) Shamba.
(b) Kamau.
(c) Kupanya.
(d) Wanjui.

3. In what African country had Robin mined for metals?
(a) Mozambique.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Congo.

4. Why were the Orams leaving Ruiri?
(a) They were getting more land in the Free State.
(b) They missed the Transvaal.
(c) They were returning to the Netherlands.
(d) It was getting overcrowded.

5. What kind of background did Robin say would cause a chameleon to explode?
(a) A tartan rug.
(b) A polka-dotted rug.
(c) An argyle sock.
(d) A piece of camoflage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Elspeth Huxley's eyes?

2. According to Tilly, what was a main cause of the native children's bloated stomachs?

3. What did Kamau want the bwana to bring him from Nairobi?

4. What did the villagers do after Sammy's new wife died?

5. Where did the jiggas dig into the body?

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