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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Sammy question the wisdom of burying the murder victim?
(a) Because the victim was not liked by the tribe.
(b) Because murder victims were not allowed to be buried.
(c) Because the Kavirondo would dig up the corpse and eat it.
(d) Because the killer had not been caught.

2. What kind of chickens did Tilly bring from England?
(a) Speckled Essex.
(b) Bantams.
(c) Rhode Island Reds.
(d) Speckled Sussex.

3. What animals did Robin have a hard time handling?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Buffaloes.
(d) Oxen.

4. What animal did Crawford "assign" to Mr. Palmer?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A python.
(c) A giraffe.
(d) A duiker.

5. How did Captain Palmer plan to build his house?
(a) He did the work himself.
(b) He hired other settlers.
(c) He hired the natives.
(d) He hired a Nairobi contractor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had once killed a lion at the meeting place of the two rivers?

2. What did Robin agree to pay for the work?

3. In the folktale, what resulted from the chameleon's failure to deliver God's message?

4. What did the natives take after negotiating payment for work?

5. What birds did Crawford and Elspeth observe doing a mating ritual?

(see the answer key)

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