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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Fourteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do many Gikuyu people see as a sign of a good teacher?
(a) Long school days.
(b) Hearing the teacher yell at the students.
(c) The arrival of real books in the village.
(d) The beating of students.

3. What does Waiyaki think his father is blessing as they walk during Chapter Four?
(a) The river.
(b) Their meal.
(c) The earth.
(d) His son.

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

5. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) Be circumcised.
(b) Marry a white man.
(c) Join the church.
(d) See the world outside of Kikuyu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?

2. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?

3. What killed Chege's first two wives?

4. Where did Waiyaki sit for the ceremony?

5. What is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?

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