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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Ten.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What game did Mrs. Palmer play with Tilly to get her mind off the dying man?
(a) Chess.
(b) Gin rummy.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Backgammon.

2. How many acres of land did Robin buy from Roger Stilbeck?
(a) 700.
(b) 500.
(c) 300.
(d) 1,000.

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

4. Why was Tilly upset about Roger Stilbeck's letter?
(a) He was telling the Huxleys how wonderful the land was.
(b) He was telling her whom to be friends with.
(c) He was asking for more money.
(d) He was ordering them to begin planting coffee.

5. How did the settlers assume Mr. Nimmo was making money?
(a) From mineral extraction.
(b) From ivory poaching.
(c) From bribes.
(d) From coffee harvests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Elspeth receive as a gift at the New Year's party?

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

3. In what year was the Huxley family heading to Thika?

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

5. What kind of background did Robin say would cause a chameleon to explode?

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