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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Twenty-One through Thirty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was the journey from Nairobi to Thika?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Five days.

2. What are siafu?
(a) Termites.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Warrior ants.
(d) Tse-tse flies.

3. Who had once killed a lion at the meeting place of the two rivers?
(a) Vladimir Lenin.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Theodore Roosevelt.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

4. What animal did Crawford "assign" to Mr. Palmer?
(a) An ostrich.
(b) A giraffe.
(c) A duiker.
(d) A python.

5. What song did all of the settlers join in singing at the Palmers?
(a) London Bridge.
(b) Alouette.
(c) God Save the Queen.
(d) Ring Around the Roses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elspeth say she wanted more than anything?

2. What word was used to describe a quarrel or discussion?

3. Where did the python go to put on his bright clothes?

4. What did Njombo give to Robin as he left on the train?

5. What did Robin initially try to use to "break the ice" with the natives?

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