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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. How does Muthoni get to Siriana?
(a) She rides a donkey.
(b) She is pushed on a cart.
(c) She is carried on a stretcher.
(d) She walks.

2. How are the children dismissed from school?
(a) The teachers formally thank the children for coming and are thanked in return.
(b) The beating of drums.
(c) The blowing of a horn.
(d) The striking of a piece of iron on a string.

3. What rumor is circulated about Muthoni after her death?
(a) She killed herself.
(b) She was pregnant.
(c) She was poisoned by the missionaries.
(d) She actually ran away and isn't dead.

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

5. Where is Muthoni taken at the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) To the river to be washed.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Her father's house.
(d) Siriana Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Waiyaki watching at the beginning of Chapter Thirteen?

2. Who once told Waiyaki that the arm of the white man is long?

3. Who tells Muthoni's family about her illness?

4. What does "tene na tene" mean?

5. What does "Gikuyu Karinga" mean?

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