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

2. Where does the relative Muthoni thinks will help her live?
(a) Siriana.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) In their village.
(d) Kameno ridge.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do young people visit the river before the rite of circumcision?

2. What do the majority of the houses in the village look like?

3. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?

4. What kind of tree grows near the edge of the sacred hill?

5. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?

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