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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the villagers do after Sammy's new wife died?
(a) Buried her in a cemetery plot.
(b) Brought her body back to her native village.
(c) Kept her body in the hut.
(d) Burned down her hut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What finally convinced Kupanya to "lift the curse"?
(a) The thunderstorm convinced him God was upset.
(b) He thought his leadership position would be taken away.
(c) He was afraid of the European settlers.
(d) He was afraid of the District Commissioner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Hereward embarrassed around the Kikuyu men?

2. What word was used to describe a quarrel or discussion?

3. What had the python eaten?

4. What did Kamau want the bwana to bring him from Nairobi?

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

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