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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the leopard do to the Palmers?
(a) Ate several of their goats.
(b) Knocked down fencing.
(c) Ate one of their dogs.
(d) Destroyed part of the house.

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

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

4. 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.

5. What did Robin pretend to threaten to get Sammy to lift the curse?
(a) His surviving wives.
(b) His cattle.
(c) His surviving children.
(d) His hut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where was the leopard tracked to?
(a) The plains.
(b) Another village.
(c) The bank of the river.
(d) A waterfall.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ian say the native beer tasted like?

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

3. Why did Njombo say it would be bad luck to shoot a python?

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

5. How did Kupanya lift the curse?

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