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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One through Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?
(a) Antelopes.
(b) Horses.
(c) Lions.
(d) Sheep.

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

3. How many sons does Chege have?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

4. Which of these is not an adjective used to describe Waiyaki's eyes?
(a) Large.
(b) Sad.
(c) Liquid.
(d) Hooded.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were Gikuyu and Mumbi?

2. How did Waiyaki feel the morning of the ceremony in Chapter Three?

3. What kind of animal does Waiyaki sit next to in the thingira at the beginning of Chapter Four?

4. What is the name of the river between the ridges?

5. What does "tene na tene" mean?

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