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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the settlers hunt in Chapter 12?
(a) Leopards.
(b) Duikers.
(c) Guinea-fowl.
(d) Goats.

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

5. What would Elspeth receive if she passed the exam after the safari?
(a) A goat.
(b) Her own safari.
(c) A duiker.
(d) A saddle.

6. What was the only common element in the different styles of traps built for leopards?
(a) The use of poison.
(b) The use of goats as bait.
(c) The digging of a pit.
(d) The use of strips of meat as bait.

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

8. What did Hereward ask Robin for help in moving?
(a) A cello.
(b) A piano.
(c) An armoir.
(d) A harpsichord.

9. What did mission-boys wear as a mark of their status?
(a) Hats.
(b) Robes.
(c) Khaki shorts.
(d) Blankets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lettice sometimes talk of moving to?

2. With whom did Elspeth stay during the safari?

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

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

5. How many cattle did Sammy own?

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