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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. What did the author refer to as "that sovereign remedy for almost everything"?
(a) Epsom salts.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Ether.
(d) Cod-liver oil.

2. What sentimental possession of Mrs. Nimmo's was damaged during the party?
(a) A watercolor painting.
(b) A cross-stitch sampler.
(c) A quilt.
(d) An oil painting.

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

4. What did the hunters kills during the hunt witnessed by Elspeth in Chapter 24?
(a) Leopard.
(b) Duiker.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Cattle.

5. What creatures emerged after the rains?
(a) Siafu.
(b) Pythons.
(c) Leopards.
(d) Hyenas.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many miles a day could the oxen handle?

2. What had the python eaten?

3. What animals did the Huxley family take with them to Africa?

4. Why did Kupanya claim that Njombo was not one of his men?

5. How many spare rooms did the Palmer's stone bungalow have?

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