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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Waiyaki sit for the ceremony?
(a) Alone by the river.
(b) Between his mother's thighs.
(c) Behind his father.
(d) In front of the tribe's elders.

2. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?
(a) A brilliant future military leader.
(b) A way to make peace with the native people.
(c) A troublesome boy.
(d) A possible leader of the Christian church.

3. On what do Nyambura and Muthoni sit while talking at the river?
(a) Water barrels.
(b) The grass.
(c) Tree stumps.
(d) Boulders.

4. What does "tene na tene" mean?
(a) "World without end."
(b) "Under the tree."
(c) "Across the river."
(d) "Fight the fear."

5. For how long has Nyambura noticed a moodiness about Muthoni in Chapter Six?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Three days.
(d) Six months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?

2. Who does Waiyaki see watching him with Muthoni?

3. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?

4. What do the majority of the houses in the village look like?

5. Who is sent out to find Muthoni?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the two boys fighting in Chapter Two?

2. How does Joshua feel about the rite of circumcision?

3. Why is Nyambura so upset by Muthoni's confession by the river?

4. What does Chege tell Waiyaki he will have to do?

5. What is Muthoni's argument to Nyambura about her desire to be circumcised?

6. How does Waiyaki feel toward Muthoni?

7. What shocking information does Chege tell Waiyaki?

8. What rumors about the white people are circulating?

9. What is the source of antagonism between the people of the two ridges?

10. Why does Nyambura leave the village at the end of Chapter Eight?

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