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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. Where does Chege send his son?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Siriana Mission Centre.

2. What does "tene na tene" mean?
(a) "Fight the fear."
(b) "Under the tree."
(c) "World without end."
(d) "Across the river."

3. Who leads the first split within the ridge people?
(a) Waiyaki.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Chege.
(d) Nyambura.

4. How long has Reverend Livingstone been at Siriana?
(a) Twenty-two years.
(b) Twenty-five years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Twelve years.

5. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?
(a) Reverend Livingstone.
(b) The prophet Isaiah.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) Their father, Joshua.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Chege tell Waiyaki that he is descended?

2. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?

3. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?

4. What does Waiyaki think his father is blessing as they walk during Chapter Four?

5. How did Waiyaki feel the morning of the ceremony in Chapter Three?

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