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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 natural phenomenon did Mrs. Palmer see in her travels to Scandinavia?
(a) A total solar eclipse.
(b) A comet.
(c) The aurora borealis.
(d) A total lunar eclipse.

2. Who accompanied Ian Crawfurd when he arrived at Thika?
(a) A Kikuyu attendant.
(b) A Saudi attendant.
(c) A Swahili attendant.
(d) A Somali attendant.

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

4. What items did Mrs. Palmer say would need their own stable?
(a) The couple's horses.
(b) Captain Palmer's trophies.
(c) The couple's cars.
(d) The couple's furniture.

5. Why did the priests refuse to help Njombo?
(a) He was not white.
(b) He was not baptized.
(c) He had been married to several women.
(d) He was not Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Elspeth receive if she passed the exam after the safari?

2. How did Elspeth protect Twinkle?

3. What did Elspeth say she wanted more than anything?

4. What were Hereward and the Kikuyu hunting in Chapter 11?

5. What special item did Lettice Palmer provide for her two dogs?

(see the answer key)

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