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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fifteen through Eighteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "Gikuyu Karinga" mean?
(a) "Never surrender."
(b) "Keep the tribe pure."
(c) "Education is imperative."
(d) "Gikuyu land forever."

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

3. Who reveals Muthoni's secret?
(a) Kabonyi.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Miriamu.

4. What rumor circulates about Joshua?
(a) He drinks in secret.
(b) He still makes sacrifices to Murungu.
(c) He killed a white man.
(d) He is very ill.

5. About whom is Waiyaki warned near the end of Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Kinuthia.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Kamau.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the ancient seer whisper to his son that salvation would come?

2. Which of these is not an argument made against Waiyaki's plans?

3. Who was the ancient seer from Kameno?

4. What is the meaning of the river's name?

5. With whom does Nyambura long to discuss Muthoni's death?

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