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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. Where did Waiyaki's mother take him at the end of Chapter Three?
(a) To see his father.
(b) To the river.
(c) To the medicine man.
(d) To a priest.

2. What does Joshua blame for the ills of the land?
(a) The impending apocalypse.
(b) The blindness of his people.
(c) The white man's interference.
(d) God's judgment of him.

3. Who does Waiyaki see watching him with Muthoni?
(a) His mother.
(b) Muthoni's aunt.
(c) His father.
(d) Kinuthia.

4. Who is sent to bring Muthoni back?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Miriamu.
(d) Nyambura.

5. Where has Muthoni gone?
(a) To her grandmother's.
(b) To Nairobi.
(c) To Siriana.
(d) To her aunt's.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. For what sin of his wife's does Joshua beg God's forgiveness?

4. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?

5. On what do Nyambura and Muthoni sit while talking at the river?

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