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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen through Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives did Sammy already have when he announced he was taking another?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

2. Why did the priests refuse to help Njombo?
(a) He was not baptized.
(b) He was not white.
(c) He had been married to several women.
(d) He was not Italian.

3. Where did Lettice sometimes talk of moving to?
(a) London.
(b) Dover.
(c) Yorkshire.
(d) Edinburgh.

4. In the folktale, what resulted from the chameleon's failure to deliver God's message?
(a) The moon disappears each month.
(b) Humans eventually die.
(c) The sun sets each day.
(d) The dry season comes each year.

5. How many unmarried daughters did Robin's Aunt Veronica have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Eight.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did all of the settlers join in singing at the Palmers?

2. What did Elspeth sleep on?

3. What was the murder victim's name?

4. What natural phenomenon did Mrs. Palmer see in her travels to Scandinavia?

5. What did Mr. Roos add to the trap to make it more effective?

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