View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game did Mrs. Palmer play with Tilly to get her mind off the dying man?
(a) Backgammon.
(b) Chess.
(c) Gin rummy.
(d) Checkers.

2. What did Robin agree to pay for the work?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Goats.
(c) Lamps.
(d) Coffee beans.

3. What faith did Juma claim to be?
(a) Christian.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Animist.
(d) Shaman.

4. Why was Tilly upset about Roger Stilbeck's letter?
(a) He was telling her whom to be friends with.
(b) He was ordering them to begin planting coffee.
(c) He was telling the Huxleys how wonderful the land was.
(d) He was asking for more money.

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

6. What did Robin initially try to use to "break the ice" with the natives?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A gramaphone.
(d) A radio.

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

8. What did the natives take after negotiating payment for work?
(a) The gramophone.
(b) Tin cups.
(c) Lamps.
(d) The sewing machine.

9. What did the Kikuyu do if someone died inside a hut?
(a) They moved the hut to another location.
(b) They gave the hut to survivors.
(c) They burned the hut down.
(d) They buried the person in the hut.

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

11. How long did it take the workers to build their own huts?
(a) Five days.
(b) One week.
(c) Six days.
(d) Two days.

12. What had the missionaries and the Government convinced the Kikuyu to adopt?
(a) Ties.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Trousers.
(d) Blankets.

13. How long did Sammy stay at Fort Hall?
(a) Almost a year.
(b) Almost a week.
(c) Almost a full season.
(d) Almost a month.

14. What was Elspeth awakened by after going to bed during the party?
(a) Gunshots.
(b) Loud singing.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Screaming.

15. What crop did Stilbeck insist would be easy to grow on the farm?
(a) Yams.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Robin's primary goal in his travels?

2. About how many miles a day could the oxen handle?

3. What did Elspeth call her pony?

4. What ancient story did Crawford use as an example?

5. What sentimental possession of Mrs. Nimmo's was damaged during the party?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 378 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample