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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nineteen through Twenty-Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?
(a) The railroad.
(b) The white man's military.
(c) A government post.
(d) A new Christian mission.

4. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?
(a) A pig.
(b) A goat.
(c) A cow.
(d) A sheep.

5. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?
(a) Horns.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Broken tins.
(d) Guitars.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what do Nyambura and Muthoni sit while talking at the river?

2. What kind of disease does Chege have?

3. What is given to Waiyaki to cover him after his circumcision?

4. Who saw Waiyaki in Mukuyu late at night?

5. Why does Kabonyi travel the ridges?

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