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

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

3. What color was Ian's Somali shawl?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural phenomenon did Tilly and Ian comment on at the end of Chapter 12?

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

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

4. To what kind of fish did Elspeth compare the men lounging in the shade in the middle of the day?

5. Where did the python go to put on his bright clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Tilly and Lettice suspicious of Mr. Roos' behavior toward Elspeth?

2. How did the Palmer's house differ from the Huxley's residence?

3. How did Elspeth use the imagery of the kitchen beaters to convey the sense that Europeans and Africans were living in parallel worlds?

4. What did Tilly think was the ultimate reason for the Europeans to be in Africa?

5. Why did Robin agree with the Italian priests in their refusal to baptize or help Njombo?

6. Why were the other adults so upset at Mr. Roos for trapping the leopard?

7. How did Elspeth view the planned hunt versus the actual hunt?

8. Why did Hereward express a willingness to die in a violent storm?

9. Describe how Elspeth viewed the dead leopard.

10. How did Ian justify the brutality of the Abyssinian leaders he encountered before coming to Africa?

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