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

2. What was Randall Smith's nationality?
(a) English.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Irish.
(d) Welsh.

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

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

5. What did Robin initially try to use to "break the ice" with the natives?
(a) A gramaphone.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A radio.
(d) A telephone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Njombo object to the house plans for the Huxleys?

2. What crop was Smith growing?

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

4. What did Robin agree to pay for the work?

5. What did the natives take after negotiating payment for work?

(see the answer key)

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