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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 special item did Lettice Palmer provide for her two dogs?
(a) Silver food bowls.
(b) Separate kennels.
(c) Cushions.
(d) Separate dog runs.

2. Why did Njombo say it would be bad luck to shoot a python?
(a) There would be no rain.
(b) The crops would fail.
(c) Hyenas would get the village's goats.
(d) The rains would never end.

3. What instrument were the Palmers bringing to Africa?
(a) A cello.
(b) A piano.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) A harp.

4. What was special about the animal killed by the hunters in Chapter 12?
(a) It was pregnant.
(b) It was lame.
(c) It was very old.
(d) It was very young.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a mundu-mago?

2. What did Jock Nimmo spend most of his time doing?

3. Where was the leopard tracked to?

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

5. What did Elspeth call her pony?

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