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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 does Chege send his son?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Siriana Mission Centre.

2. What did the ancient seer call white men?
(a) "People with milk-skin."
(b) "People from the other world."
(c) "People with clothes like butterflies."
(d) "People with clothes like flowers."

3. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?
(a) Headaches.
(b) Fever.
(c) Rashes.
(d) A fresh wound.

4. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Their father, Joshua.
(c) Reverend Livingstone.
(d) The prophet Isaiah.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what night are the social codes relaxed between men and women?

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

3. What betrays Chege's age to Waiyaki?

4. Which of these is not an adjective used to describe Waiyaki's eyes?

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

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