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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. Who was the great warrior who killed a lion by himself as a young man?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(c) Kamiri.
(d) Wachiori.

2. What is the thingira?
(a) The medicine man.
(b) The women's hut.
(c) The community well.
(d) The man's hut.

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

4. At the end of Chapter Two, what event does Chege remind Waiyaki will take place the following day?
(a) A celebration of the harvest.
(b) The naming ceremony for his sister's first son.
(c) His sister's wedding.
(d) His second birth ceremony.

5. In the old saying quoted near the end of Chapter One, what is not for strangers?
(a) Sharing the tribe's disagreements.
(b) The oilskin of the house.
(c) Fruit from the sacred grove.
(d) The coming-of-age ceremonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?

2. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?

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

4. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?

5. What is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?

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