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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did the python go to put on his bright clothes?
(a) A cave.
(b) The waterfall.
(c) The river.
(d) The mountain.

4. What natural phenomenon did Tilly and Ian comment on at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) A river.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) The sunset.
(d) An approaching storm.

5. How much money did Tilly's sister send her?
(a) Twenty-five pounds.
(b) Fifty pounds.
(c) Ten pounds.
(d) Thirty pounds.

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

7. What was the name of the bay horse?
(a) Satan.
(b) Beezlebub.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) Devil.

8. What was the subject of the book given to Elspeth by Robin?
(a) Johnny Appleseed.
(b) Buffalo Bill.
(c) Paul Bunyan.
(d) Wild Bill Hickock.

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

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

11. At what time did Elspeth's lessons begin in Chapter 20?
(a) 8:30 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

12. What color was Ian's Somali shawl?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

13. What was Robin told would make a good gift for the new couple?
(a) A duiker.
(b) A goat.
(c) A horse.
(d) A bullock.

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

15. How many cattle did Sammy own?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many spare rooms did the Palmer's stone bungalow have?

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

4. Where did Lettice sometimes talk of moving to?

5. What had the python eaten?

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