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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives did Sammy already have when he announced he was taking another?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What does the word "kali" mean?
(a) Cowardly.
(b) Fierce or bold.
(c) Brave.
(d) Strong.

3. Why did Kupanya claim that Njombo was not one of his men?
(a) Because he had violated village rules.
(b) Because he was Masai.
(c) Because he worked for Europeans.
(d) Because he had become Christian.

4. What song did all of the settlers join in singing at the Palmers?
(a) God Save the Queen.
(b) Ring Around the Roses.
(c) London Bridge.
(d) Alouette.

5. Who was injured in the blasting cap accident?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Njombo.
(c) Sammy's wife.
(d) Sammy's son.

6. Who did the District Commissioner appoint as village "chief"?
(a) Rohio.
(b) Kupanya.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Njombo.

7. How many princes had been blinded by the Abyssinian emperor?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Eight.

8. What were Hereward and the Kikuyu hunting in Chapter 11?
(a) Guinea-fowl.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Leopards.
(d) Whydah-birds.

9. What was the biggest concern about moving the object in the previous question?
(a) Crossing the river.
(b) Going around a lake.
(c) Being attacked by bandits.
(d) The weight was too much for the cart.

10. What was a mundu-mago?
(a) A chief.
(b) A soothsayer.
(c) A hunter.
(d) A witch-doctor.

11. What word was used to describe a quarrel or discussion?
(a) Boma.
(b) Siafu.
(c) Kavirondo.
(d) Shauri.

12. What did Hereward ask Robin for help in moving?
(a) A piano.
(b) A cello.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) An armoir.

13. Who was blamed for the accident?
(a) Njombo.
(b) Robin.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Kamau.

14. What did Mr. Roos add to the trap to make it more effective?
(a) A dog.
(b) Poison.
(c) Fetid meat.
(d) A second goat.

15. How many leopards were killed during the hunt?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did mission-boys wear as a mark of their status?

3. What natural phenomenon did Tilly and Ian comment on at the end of Chapter 12?

4. What did the priests at the Italian mission plant?

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

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