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

2. Where has Muthoni gone?
(a) To Nairobi.
(b) To her grandmother's.
(c) To Siriana.
(d) To her aunt's.

3. What does Waiyaki go to get for his father?
(a) White man's medicine.
(b) A flower.
(c) A healer from another ridge.
(d) A shrub.

4. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) See the world outside of Kikuyu.
(b) Join the church.
(c) Marry a white man.
(d) Be circumcised.

5. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Rashes.
(c) A fresh wound.
(d) Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Reverend Livingstone been at Siriana?

2. Which of these is not a function of the small building Waiyaki is in at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

3. Where did Waiyaki sit for the ceremony?

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

5. What is the meaning of the river's name?

(see the answer key)

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