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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Tilly, what was a main cause of the native children's bloated stomachs?
(a) Hookworms.
(b) Malnutrition.
(c) Enlarged spleen from malaria.
(d) Eating too much.

2. Why did Mr. Roos kick Sammy?
(a) Sammy stole money.
(b) Sammy yelled at Mr. Roos.
(c) Sammy went home.
(d) Sammy ignored an order.

3. What eventually attracted the attention of the natives?
(a) The piano.
(b) The sewing machine.
(c) The lamp.
(d) The gramaphone.

4. What kind of dogs did the Palmers bring to Africa?
(a) Shih-tsus.
(b) Pekinese.
(c) Poodles.
(d) Chihuahuas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Captain Palmer plan to build his house?

2. What animals did the Huxley family take with them to Africa?

3. What kind of chickens did Tilly bring from England?

4. What are siafu?

5. What animal did Crawford "assign" to Mr. Palmer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship the Kikuyu had with their surroundings.

2. Why did Mrs. Palmer tell Elspeth Huxley that she should get two of any animal she wished to keep as a pet?

3. How did the differences between Mrs. Nimmo and Tilly come through in their first meeting?

4. Why was Tilly so overwhelmed by Africa in the first few weeks in Thika?

5. How did Mrs. Nimmo react to the wild New Year's party?

6. What happened to Njombo after he killed the man on the Palmer's property?

7. How did Elsepth Huxley describe the smell of Africa?

8. What were the Huxley's first impressions upon seeing the land that they had bought?

9. Why were the natives so fascinated by the lamp, but did not care about the gramophone?

10. How did Huxley describe the Kikuyu attitude toward theft?

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