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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. What country did Mrs. Palmer like the best?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Finland.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

2. Why did Hereward dismiss the Dutch hunting skills?
(a) They were only capable of trapping.
(b) They were only interested in selling pelts.
(c) They were not skillful with rifles.
(d) They were not brave.

3. On what had Elspeth cut her hand?
(a) A window.
(b) A broken bottle.
(c) A sharp rock.
(d) A blade of sharp grass.

4. According to Tilly, what was a main cause of the native children's bloated stomachs?
(a) Hookworms.
(b) Enlarged spleen from malaria.
(c) Malnutrition.
(d) Eating too much.

5. Why did Sammy question the wisdom of burying the murder victim?
(a) Because the victim was not liked by the tribe.
(b) Because murder victims were not allowed to be buried.
(c) Because the killer had not been caught.
(d) Because the Kavirondo would dig up the corpse and eat it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elspeth sleep on?

2. What did the first trap catch?

3. What had the python eaten?

4. What was a mundu-mago?

5. Who was blamed for the accident?

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