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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wives does Chege have?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

2. Where has Muthoni gone?
(a) To her aunt's.
(b) To Nairobi.
(c) To Siriana.
(d) To her grandmother's.

3. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?
(a) "The scared place."
(b) "Blessing."
(c) "Becoming a man."
(d) "Of a truth."

4. Which of these is not something Muthoni tells Waiyaki she wants?
(a) A husband for her bed.
(b) To be a woman made beautiful in the tribe.
(c) Children to play around the hearth.
(d) For her art to be seen around the world.

5. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her smile.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her laughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom is Waiyaki shocked to see at the initiation preparations?

3. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?

4. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?

5. Who was the ancient seer from Kameno?

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