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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her smile.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her laughter.

2. Who dies at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Chege.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Waiyaki's mother.
(d) Kabonyi.

3. What kind of animal does Waiyaki sit next to in the thingira at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A dog.
(c) A cow.
(d) A horse.

4. At the end of Chapter Two, what event does Chege remind Waiyaki will take place the following day?
(a) His second birth ceremony.
(b) A celebration of the harvest.
(c) His sister's wedding.
(d) The naming ceremony for his sister's first son.

5. Which of these is not something Muthoni tells Waiyaki she wants?
(a) For her art to be seen around the world.
(b) To be a woman made beautiful in the tribe.
(c) A husband for her bed.
(d) Children to play around the hearth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Gikuyu people see as the white man's "magic"?

2. Who is sent to bring Muthoni back?

3. What does Joshua call himself after converting to Christianity?

4. Which of these men is not a teacher at the new school?

5. What is Waiyaki watching at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

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