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

2. What livestock are the boys in charge of?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Horses.

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

4. Which of these behaviors is not one condemned by Joshua?
(a) Circumcision.
(b) Traditional dances.
(c) Drinking alcohol.
(d) Singing songs of praise.

5. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?
(a) A way to make peace with the native people.
(b) A brilliant future military leader.
(c) A troublesome boy.
(d) A possible leader of the Christian church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in Joshua's life brought him peace?

2. What does "tene na tene" mean?

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

4. From where did the ancient seer whisper to his son that salvation would come?

5. To whom are sacrifices made before the initiation season?

(see the answer key)

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