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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 sit for the ceremony?
(a) Alone by the river.
(b) In front of the tribe's elders.
(c) Between his mother's thighs.
(d) Behind his father.

2. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(c) Kamiri.
(d) Wachiori.

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

4. What is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Nyama.
(c) Koina.
(d) Muranga.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?

2. What livestock are the boys in charge of?

3. Where does Chege send his son?

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

5. Whom is Waiyaki shocked to see at the initiation preparations?

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