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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. What do the Gikuyu people see as the white man's "magic"?
(a) Education.
(b) Modern weapons.
(c) The new train.
(d) Medicine.

2. What killed Chege's first two wives?
(a) A flood.
(b) Famine.
(c) Childbirth.
(d) Malaria.

3. Where are the circumcisions performed?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In each initiate's hut.
(c) Around the main village well.
(d) On the river's banks.

4. From whom does Chege tell Waiyaki that he is descended?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Wachiori.
(c) Kamiri.
(d) Mugo wa Kibiro.

5. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?
(a) Rashes.
(b) Headaches.
(c) A fresh wound.
(d) Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor is circulated about Muthoni after her death?

2. What is the thingira?

3. Where is Muthoni taken at the end of Chapter Ten?

4. What does Reverend Livingstone usually wear on his head?

5. What do many Gikuyu people see as a sign of a good teacher?

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