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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 is the name of the new school?
(a) Marioshoni.
(b) Kiama.
(c) Demi na Mathathi.
(d) Kihii.

2. What starts off the meeting of the parents?
(a) The children singing.
(b) A sacrifice to Gikuyu and Mumbi.
(c) A celebratory feast.
(d) Proposals for the improvement of the schools.

3. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?
(a) A government post.
(b) The railroad.
(c) The white man's military.
(d) A new Christian mission.

4. Who knows Waiyaki was in Joshua's church?
(a) One of his student's parents.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Kinuthia.
(d) Kabonyi.

5. Where has Muthoni gone?
(a) To Nairobi.
(b) To her grandmother's.
(c) To her aunt's.
(d) To Siriana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Muthoni most wish to see while she is ill?

2. What is a "kihii"?

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

4. Which of these is not something Muthoni tells Waiyaki she wants?

5. What does "Gikuyu Karinga" mean?

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