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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. Where did Waiyaki's mother take him at the end of Chapter Three?
(a) To the medicine man.
(b) To the river.
(c) To a priest.
(d) To see his father.

2. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?
(a) A goat.
(b) A pig.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A cow.

3. What gives Nyambura peace?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Cooking.
(c) The river.
(d) Singing hymns.

4. What is it said in Chapter Seventeen that one admired in Joshua?
(a) His compassion.
(b) His gentility.
(c) His fidelity.
(d) His strength.

5. What is the season of long rains called?
(a) Njahi.
(b) Mwariki.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Kihii.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the circumcisions performed?

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

3. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?

4. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?

5. Which of these is not an adjective used to describe Waiyaki's eyes?

(see the answer key)

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