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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was special about the animal killed by the hunters in Chapter 12?
(a) It was very young.
(b) It was very old.
(c) It was lame.
(d) It was pregnant.

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

3. What was the rumor about Lettice's marriage to an older man at 18?
(a) She had been pregnant.
(b) The man had threatened her family.
(c) Her father lost her in a card game.
(d) Her father gave her away to advance in business.

4. What was the roof made of?
(a) Slate.
(b) Tile.
(c) Corrugated iron.
(d) Thatch.

5. How many unmarried daughters did Robin's Aunt Veronica have?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What did Elspeth sleep on?
(a) A camp-bed.
(b) A sleeping bag.
(c) Straw.
(d) A mattress on the floor.

12. What happened to the leopard caught in the trap?
(a) It was killed instantly.
(b) It was injured, but escaped.
(c) It was trapped but still alive.
(d) It escaped without injury.

13. How many goats did Tilly say the District Commissioner would fine Kupanya if the curse were not lifted?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 80.
(d) 50.

14. What did the priests at the Italian mission plant?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Beets.
(d) Yams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal did Elspeth worry would attack her pony, Twinkle?

2. Who accompanied Tilly to Kupanya to discuss the bewitching?

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

4. What color was Ian's Somali shawl?

5. What was the only common element in the different styles of traps built for leopards?

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