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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Robin desire after making his fortune?
2. What eventually attracted the attention of the natives?
3. Where was Mr. Nimmo allegedly detained on business?
4. Why was Alec Wilson in Africa?
5. What was Sammy's ethnic mix?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the personality of Pioneer Mary.
2. What was Lettice Palmer's first reaction to the health conditions in Africa?
3. Describe the personalities of Mr. and Mrs. Oram.
4. What were the Huxley's first impressions upon seeing the land that they had bought?
5. How did Robin and Kupanya differ in their approach to negotiating the terms of a workers' contract?
6. Why were the natives so fascinated by the lamp, but did not care about the gramophone?
7. Why were the natives so eager to bring their children to Tilly?
8. How did Elsepth Huxley describe the smell of Africa?
9. Describe the relationship the Kikuyu had with their surroundings.
10. How did Mrs. Palmer react to the condition of the man who was attacked and murdered on her property?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are many interesting observations about men and women in the book. In various encounters, some of the natives are practically naked, which seems to offend the European men more than the European women. In addition, the African women often work much harder than their men and Ian said that African men were appalled at the level of freedom European women had. Write an essay outlining the different attitudes toward gender roles displayed by the Africans and the Europeans. Did either culture seem to have a better belief system? Did either side tolerate the others' beliefs? Was there room for compromise or were the two world-views too far apart to bridge?
Essay Topic 2
Lettice Palmer expressed fear about the potential for the Europeans' work in Africa to disappear without a trace, much as the ancient Africans' work had disappeared. Was it fair for the Europeans to say that the Africans had failed to put a permanent mark on the land? Are city and temple ruins necessary to prove that a great culture once existed? Why would the ancient African cultures failed to have left behind permanent physical proof of their achievements? Why is it more difficult to find out about ancient cultures when there is a lack of ruins? Do Africans and Europeans have a similar reverence for oral tradition and history?
Essay Topic 3
Elspeth Huxley at one point said that the natives never stole from one another, but did not seem to have any qualms about stealing from the Europeans. Why was this the case? What forces prompted the natives to avoid stealing from one another? How did they seem to view the Europeans and why would they be willing to steal from them? Did they view the Europeans as neighbors and fellow villagers or as something else entirely?
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