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

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

3. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?
(a) "The scared place."
(b) "Becoming a man."
(c) "Of a truth."
(d) "Blessing."

4. What event in Joshua's life brought him peace?
(a) His wedding.
(b) His second-birth ceremony.
(c) The birth of his first child.
(d) His baptism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?

2. Who were Gikuyu and Mumbi?

3. Where did Waiyaki sit for the ceremony?

4. What reaction did Waiyaki have that was unusual?

5. What rumor circulates about Joshua?

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