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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. What does Nyambura see as a bad omen?
(a) Clouds covering the sun.
(b) Muthoni's water barrel rolling down the hill.
(c) An antelope crossing their path.
(d) An insect landing on Muthoni's hand.

2. What kind of animal does Waiyaki sit next to in the thingira at the beginning of Chapter Four?
(a) A dog.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A cow.
(d) A horse.

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

4. What does Joshua's house look like?
(a) A mud-brick, square structure.
(b) A round, thatched hut.
(c) A log cabin.
(d) A rectangular building with a tin roof.

5. For how long has Nyambura noticed a moodiness about Muthoni in Chapter Six?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sons does Chege have?

2. What is the meaning of the river's name?

3. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?

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

5. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?

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