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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Captain Palmer plan to build his house?
(a) He hired other settlers.
(b) He did the work himself.
(c) He hired the natives.
(d) He hired a Nairobi contractor.

2. What was Elspeth awakened by after going to bed during the party?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Loud singing.

3. What crop was Smith growing?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Sisal.
(c) Yams.
(d) Potatoes.

4. About how many miles a day could the oxen handle?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 12.

5. What kind of background did Robin say would cause a chameleon to explode?
(a) A polka-dotted rug.
(b) A piece of camoflage.
(c) An argyle sock.
(d) A tartan rug.

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

7. What creatures did Crawford say were shy?
(a) Pythons.
(b) Cobras.
(c) Doves.
(d) Eagles.

8. What did the Kikuyu do if someone died inside a hut?
(a) They moved the hut to another location.
(b) They buried the person in the hut.
(c) They gave the hut to survivors.
(d) They burned the hut down.

9. How long did Sammy stay at Fort Hall?
(a) Almost a month.
(b) Almost a week.
(c) Almost a full season.
(d) Almost a year.

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

11. What did Robin initially try to use to "break the ice" with the natives?
(a) A telephone.
(b) A radio.
(c) A sewing machine.
(d) A gramaphone.

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

13. How did the settlers assume Mr. Nimmo was making money?
(a) From bribes.
(b) From ivory poaching.
(c) From coffee harvests.
(d) From mineral extraction.

14. What did Robin desire after making his fortune?
(a) To do nothing.
(b) To travel around the world.
(c) To go on safari.
(d) To go to Australia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did Mrs. Palmer like the best?

2. What animal did Crawford "assign" to Mr. Palmer?

3. How many acres of land did Robin buy from Roger Stilbeck?

4. What was Elspeth eating in a "funny" way at Mrs. Nimmo's the day after the party?

5. What color are Elspeth Huxley's eyes?

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