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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. What is a "kihii"?
(a) A sacrificial goat.
(b) A ceremonial pipe.
(c) An uncircumcised boy.
(d) A traditional instrument.

2. What rumor circulates about Joshua?
(a) He still makes sacrifices to Murungu.
(b) He killed a white man.
(c) He drinks in secret.
(d) He is very ill.

3. What is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Muranga.
(c) Nyama.
(d) Koina.

4. Where does Waiyaki speak to Muthoni?
(a) In the dance circle.
(b) During the pre-initiation feast.
(c) In the dark trees.
(d) In his father's hut.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?

2. What does Nyambura see as a bad omen?

3. In the old saying quoted near the end of Chapter One, what is not for strangers?

4. For how long has Nyambura noticed a moodiness about Muthoni in Chapter Six?

5. What kind of tree grows near the edge of the sacred hill?

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