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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. What was the roof made of?
(a) Thatch.
(b) Tile.
(c) Slate.
(d) Corrugated iron.

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

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

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

5. Why was Hereward embarrassed around the Kikuyu men?
(a) They were underdressed.
(b) They were completely naked.
(c) They smelled.
(d) They were drunk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many leopards were killed during the hunt?

2. What was the name of the bay horse?

3. How did Kupanya lift the curse?

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

5. What was a mundu-mago?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why were the villagers so concerned about the python near the village?

4. How did Ian describe Ahmed's people (Somalis), whom he had lived among before coming to Africa?

5. Why did the District Commissioner find it difficult to keep locals out of the prison?

6. Why was Lettice convinced that she brought disaster on her loved ones?

7. How did the Kikuyu and Masai differ in their approaches to hunting?

8. How did the adults try to comfort Elspeth when she could not go on the safari, and did it work?

9. How did the other Europeans and the Kikuyu feel about the Italian priests at the mission?

10. Describe how Elspeth viewed the dead leopard.

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