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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. In the folktale, what resulted from the chameleon's failure to deliver God's message?
(a) The moon disappears each month.
(b) The sun sets each day.
(c) The dry season comes each year.
(d) Humans eventually die.

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

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

4. According to Tilly, what was a main cause of the native children's bloated stomachs?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Eating too much.
(c) Enlarged spleen from malaria.
(d) Hookworms.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Elspeth call her pony?

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

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