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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. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?
(a) Muthoni.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Nyambura.
(d) Miriamu.

2. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?
(a) A cow.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A goat.
(d) A pig.

3. Where did Waiyaki sit for the ceremony?
(a) Alone by the river.
(b) Behind his father.
(c) In front of the tribe's elders.
(d) Between his mother's thighs.

4. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?
(a) Wachiori.
(b) Murungu.
(c) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(d) Kamiri.

5. What does Waiyaki think his father is blessing as they walk during Chapter Four?
(a) The earth.
(b) The river.
(c) His son.
(d) Their meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the thingira?

2. What betrays Chege's age to Waiyaki?

3. Which of these behaviors is not one condemned by Joshua?

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

5. How many daughters were born to the father and mother of the tribe?

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