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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What creatures emerged after the rains?
(a) Leopards.
(b) Siafu.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Pythons.

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

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

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

5. 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.

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

7. What special item did Lettice Palmer provide for her two dogs?
(a) Silver food bowls.
(b) Separate kennels.
(c) Cushions.
(d) Separate dog runs.

8. What animal did Elspeth worry would attack her pony, Twinkle?
(a) A python.
(b) A duiker.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A hyena.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Lettice sometimes talk of moving to?

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

3. What finally convinced Kupanya to "lift the curse"?

4. Why had Twinkle left the farm?

5. Why did the priests refuse to help Njombo?

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