View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Waiyaki speak to Muthoni?
(a) In the dark trees.
(b) In his father's hut.
(c) In the dance circle.
(d) During the pre-initiation feast.

2. How does Muthoni get to Siriana?
(a) She walks.
(b) She is carried on a stretcher.
(c) She rides a donkey.
(d) She is pushed on a cart.

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

4. Who is sent to bring Muthoni back?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Miriamu.
(d) Nyambura.

5. What is Waiyaki watching at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?
(a) A ceremonial dance.
(b) Children playing.
(c) The rain.
(d) An animal sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?

3. Which of these is not a god worshiped by the Kikuyu?

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

5. How are the children dismissed from school?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample