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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. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?
(a) Fever.
(b) A fresh wound.
(c) Headaches.
(d) Rashes.

2. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) Be circumcised.
(b) See the world outside of Kikuyu.
(c) Join the church.
(d) Marry a white man.

3. What is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Kilimanjaro.
(b) Kerinyaga.
(c) Karenga.
(d) Kulal.

4. Who reveals Muthoni's secret?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Kabonyi.
(d) Miriamu.

5. What do many Gikuyu people see as a sign of a good teacher?
(a) The arrival of real books in the village.
(b) Long school days.
(c) Hearing the teacher yell at the students.
(d) The beating of students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Waiyaki call Muthoni?

2. What is the most striking thing about Waiyaki?

3. Where does the relative Muthoni thinks will help her live?

4. What does Nyambura see as a bad omen?

5. What gave Waiyaki a scar above his left eye?

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