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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joshua blame for the ills of the land?
(a) The white man's interference.
(b) God's judgment of him.
(c) The blindness of his people.
(d) The impending apocalypse.

2. What event in Joshua's life brought him peace?
(a) His baptism.
(b) His wedding.
(c) The birth of his first child.
(d) His second-birth ceremony.

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

4. What year is Waiyaki in at the Siriana school?
(a) Junior.
(b) Sophomore.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Senior.

5. Why do young people visit the river before the rite of circumcision?
(a) To numb their skin.
(b) To drink from the river.
(c) To wet rags for use during the ceremony.
(d) To wash themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?

2. What is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?

3. What is the name of the river between the ridges?

4. How did Waiyaki feel the morning of the ceremony in Chapter Three?

5. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?

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