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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. How long was the journey from Nairobi to Thika?
(a) Five days.
(b) Two days.
(c) One day.
(d) Three days.

2. How was Wilson trying to learn the skills of farming?
(a) By seeking the help of other European settlers.
(b) By reading textbooks and government reports.
(c) By seeking the help of local Africans.
(d) By simply doing it.

3. Whom did Tilly contact about getting another dog for the Palmers?
(a) Robin.
(b) Ian Crawfurd.
(c) Roger Stilbeck.
(d) Kupanya.

4. Who had once killed a lion at the meeting place of the two rivers?
(a) Vladimir Lenin.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

5. What was Sammy's new wife's name?
(a) Kamau.
(b) Kupanya.
(c) Wanjui.
(d) Shamba.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time did Elspeth's lessons begin in Chapter 20?

2. What was the biggest concern about moving the object in the previous question?

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

4. What kind of dogs did the Palmers bring to Africa?

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

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