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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Sixteen through Twenty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are siafu?
(a) Tse-tse flies.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Termites.
(d) Warrior ants.

2. What did the author refer to as "that sovereign remedy for almost everything"?
(a) Cod-liver oil.
(b) Epsom salts.
(c) Ether.
(d) Turpentine.

3. What was the murder victim's name?
(a) Njombo.
(b) Rohio.
(c) Kavirondo.
(d) Kimani.

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

5. What creatures emerged after the rains?
(a) Leopards.
(b) Siafu.
(c) Pythons.
(d) Hyenas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the villagers do after Sammy's new wife died?

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

3. What natural phenomenon did Mrs. Palmer see in her travels to Scandinavia?

4. What was Elspeth expected to memorize while the adults were on safari?

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

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