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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was given the nickname Bad Hat?
(a) Tilly.
(b) Mr. Roos.
(c) Elspeth.
(d) Robin.

2. What crop did Stilbeck insist would be easy to grow on the farm?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Yams.
(d) Tea.

3. What did the Kikuyu do if someone died inside a hut?
(a) They burned the hut down.
(b) They gave the hut to survivors.
(c) They moved the hut to another location.
(d) They buried the person in the hut.

4. Why was Tilly upset about Roger Stilbeck's letter?
(a) He was telling her whom to be friends with.
(b) He was asking for more money.
(c) He was telling the Huxleys how wonderful the land was.
(d) He was ordering them to begin planting coffee.

5. What did most of the farmers do as the New Year came?
(a) Went to Nairobi for the races.
(b) Began harvesting.
(c) Went to Nairobi for supplies.
(d) Went on safari.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Orams leaving Ruiri?

2. Who accompanied Ian Crawfurd when he arrived at Thika?

3. In what year was the Huxley family heading to Thika?

4. What kind of background did Robin say would cause a chameleon to explode?

5. Why did the warriors refuse to remove any more weeds?

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