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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. Where was the District Commissioner located?
(a) Fort Smith.
(b) Fort Mitchell.
(c) Fort Hall.
(d) Fort Carter.

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

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

4. Where did the jiggas dig into the body?
(a) In the ears.
(b) Under the toenail.
(c) On the scalp.
(d) Under the fingernail.

5. In what year was the Huxley family heading to Thika?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1910.

Short Answer Questions

1. What crop did Stilbeck insist would be easy to grow on the farm?

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

3. What crop was Smith growing?

4. With what did the natives think the Europeans created light at night?

5. What did the author refer to as "that sovereign remedy for almost everything"?

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