The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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

2. With what did the natives think the Europeans created light at night?
(a) Magic.
(b) The sun.
(c) Spirits.
(d) Poison.

3. How did Randall Smith spend his Sundays?
(a) Searching for lions and buffaloes.
(b) Negotiating business deals.
(c) Attending church services.
(d) Planting gardens.

4. What crop did Stilbeck insist would be easy to grow on the farm?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Tea.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Yams.

5. Why were the Orams leaving Ruiri?
(a) They were getting more land in the Free State.
(b) They missed the Transvaal.
(c) It was getting overcrowded.
(d) They were returning to the Netherlands.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who had once killed a lion at the meeting place of the two rivers?

4. How long did it take the workers to build their own huts?

5. Where was the District Commissioner located?

(see the answer key)

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