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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?
(a) Miriamu.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Muthoni.
(d) Nyambura.

2. Who is Njeri?
(a) Chege's second wife.
(b) Waiyaki's mother.
(c) Muthoni's aunt.
(d) Chege's sister.

3. In the old saying quoted near the end of Chapter One, what is not for strangers?
(a) The coming-of-age ceremonies.
(b) The oilskin of the house.
(c) Sharing the tribe's disagreements.
(d) Fruit from the sacred grove.

4. What is the name of the new school?
(a) Marioshoni.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Demi na Mathathi.
(d) Kiama.

5. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?
(a) Broken tins.
(b) Guitars.
(c) Horns.
(d) Whistles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor is circulated about Muthoni after her death?

2. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?

3. To what relative does Nyambura suggest Muthoni go to for help?

4. Who does Waiyaki see watching him with Muthoni?

5. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?

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