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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. Whom did Tilly contact about getting another dog for the Palmers?
(a) Robin.
(b) Roger Stilbeck.
(c) Kupanya.
(d) Ian Crawfurd.

2. What creatures did Crawford say were shy?
(a) Doves.
(b) Pythons.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Cobras.

3. What birds did Crawford and Elspeth observe doing a mating ritual?
(a) Dove.
(b) Whydah.
(c) Eagle.
(d) Ostrich.

4. What did Mr. Roos add to the trap to make it more effective?
(a) A dog.
(b) Fetid meat.
(c) Poison.
(d) A second goat.

5. Why was Alec Wilson in Africa?
(a) He was seeking his fortune.
(b) He was escaping his family life.
(c) His doctor told him to seek a dry and sunny climate.
(d) He was seeking adventure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the priests refuse to help Njombo?

2. What did Kamau want the bwana to bring him from Nairobi?

3. What did the leopard do to the Palmers?

4. Why did Hereward dismiss the Dutch hunting skills?

5. What natural phenomenon did Tilly and Ian comment on at the end of Chapter 12?

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