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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acres of land did Robin buy from Roger Stilbeck?
(a) 500.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 700.

2. What did Elspeth receive as a gift at the New Year's party?
(a) A stuffed pythong.
(b) A stuffed crocodile.
(c) A stuffed porcupine.
(d) A stuffed chameleon.

3. What animal did Crawford "assign" to Mr. Palmer?
(a) A duiker.
(b) An ostrich.
(c) A python.
(d) A giraffe.

4. What did Elspeth call her pony?
(a) Lancelot.
(b) Moyale.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Galahad.

5. What items did Mrs. Palmer say would need their own stable?
(a) The couple's cars.
(b) Captain Palmer's trophies.
(c) The couple's furniture.
(d) The couple's horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was given the nickname Bad Hat?

2. What are siafu?

3. How did Randall Smith spend his Sundays?

4. What did Jock Nimmo spend most of his time doing?

5. What creatures did Crawford say were shy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What became of Tilly's initial attempt to "preserve an appearance of leisured elegance"?

2. Describe the personalities of Mr. and Mrs. Oram.

3. Why was Robin having a difficult time with the oxen?

4. How did Robin and Kupanya differ in their approach to negotiating the terms of a workers' contract?

5. How did Elsepth Huxley describe the smell of Africa?

6. What happened to Njombo after he killed the man on the Palmer's property?

7. Describe the personality of Pioneer Mary.

8. How did Huxley describe the Kikuyu attitude toward theft?

9. Why was Tilly so overwhelmed by Africa in the first few weeks in Thika?

10. What was Lettice Palmer's first reaction to the health conditions in Africa?

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