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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One through Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What eventually attracted the attention of the natives?
(a) The piano.
(b) The sewing machine.
(c) The lamp.
(d) The gramaphone.

2. What building material did Njombo refuse to use?
(a) Iron nails.
(b) Wooden boards.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Cement.

3. What did Juma falsely claim the Kikuyu ate?
(a) Human corpses.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Pigs.
(d) Snakes.

4. Why did Njombo object to the house plans for the Huxleys?
(a) The house was rectangular.
(b) The house was made of brick.
(c) The house was circular.
(d) The house would face the wrong way.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the jiggas dig into the body?

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

3. What had the missionaries and the Government convinced the Kikuyu to adopt?

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

5. What was Robin's primary goal in his travels?

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