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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the first trap catch?
(a) A python.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A goat.

2. What did Mr. Roos offer to show Elspeth?
(a) A python.
(b) A boomklop.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A whydah-bird.

3. What did Kamau want the bwana to bring him from Nairobi?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A watch.
(c) A book.
(d) A piano.

4. How did Elspeth protect Twinkle?
(a) By building a fence.
(b) With a charm.
(c) By praying.
(d) By refusing to let Twinkle wander.

5. Why did Hereward dismiss the Dutch hunting skills?
(a) They were not skillful with rifles.
(b) They were only interested in selling pelts.
(c) They were only capable of trapping.
(d) They were not brave.

6. What did Lettice say Hugh suffered from while she was away?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Appendicitis.

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

8. How many spare rooms did the Palmer's stone bungalow have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

9. What were the villagers sacrificing?
(a) A bull.
(b) A duiker.
(c) A python.
(d) A goat.

10. What did Lettice do during thunderstorms?
(a) Went outside because she enjoyed them.
(b) Hid in a cupboard or under bedclothes.
(c) Prayed.
(d) Retreated to the cellar.

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

12. On what had Elspeth cut her hand?
(a) A window.
(b) A sharp rock.
(c) A blade of sharp grass.
(d) A broken bottle.

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

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

15. Where was Twinkle found?
(a) By the watering hole.
(b) At another village.
(c) By the waterfall.
(d) By the river in the reserve.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did Elspeth stay during the safari?

3. Why did Kupanya claim that Njombo was not one of his men?

4. How many cattle did Sammy own?

5. What was the roof made of?

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