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

2. What did most of the farmers do as the New Year came?
(a) Went on safari.
(b) Went to Nairobi for the races.
(c) Went to Nairobi for supplies.
(d) Began harvesting.

3. What animals did Robin have a hard time handling?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Buffaloes.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Chickens.

4. What did Elspeth call her pony?
(a) Moyale.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Lancelot.
(d) Galahad.

5. What kind of chickens did Tilly bring from England?
(a) Rhode Island Reds.
(b) Bantams.
(c) Speckled Essex.
(d) Speckled Sussex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Randall Smith's nationality?

2. What crop was Smith growing?

3. How did the settlers assume Mr. Nimmo was making money?

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

5. What was Elspeth awakened by after going to bed during the party?

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