The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where did Lettice sometimes talk of moving to?
(a) Edinburgh.
(b) Yorkshire.
(c) London.
(d) Dover.

2. Why did Hereward dismiss the Dutch hunting skills?
(a) They were not brave.
(b) They were only capable of trapping.
(c) They were only interested in selling pelts.
(d) They were not skillful with rifles.

3. What did mission-boys wear as a mark of their status?
(a) Robes.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Hats.
(d) Khaki shorts.

4. On what had Elspeth cut her hand?
(a) A broken bottle.
(b) A window.
(c) A blade of sharp grass.
(d) A sharp rock.

5. What did the villagers do after Sammy's new wife died?
(a) Burned down her hut.
(b) Buried her in a cemetery plot.
(c) Kept her body in the hut.
(d) Brought her body back to her native village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word was used to describe a quarrel or discussion?

2. What natural phenomenon did Tilly and Ian comment on at the end of Chapter 12?

3. How much money did Tilly's sister send her?

4. How did Kupanya lift the curse?

5. Why did the priests refuse to help Njombo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the other adults so upset at Mr. Roos for trapping the leopard?

2. Why were Tilly and Lettice suspicious of Mr. Roos' behavior toward Elspeth?

3. Why did the District Commissioner find it difficult to keep locals out of the prison?

4. Why were the villagers so concerned about the python near the village?

5. Why did Robin agree with the Italian priests in their refusal to baptize or help Njombo?

6. How did the Europeans view the difference between a bribe and a tip?

7. How did Lettice Palmer view Hereward's desperate attempts to impose discipline on his workers?

8. How did the Palmer's house differ from the Huxley's residence?

9. Describe how Elspeth viewed the dead leopard.

10. Why did the Kikuyu distrust hyenas?

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