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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 a Kiama?
(a) A graduation ceremony.
(b) A council to preserve the tribal customs.
(c) A traditional secondary school.
(d) A traditional pilgrimage to the seat of Murungu.

2. Who had to tell Muthoni's family of her death?
(a) Kabonyi.
(b) Waiyaki.
(c) Reverend Livingstone.
(d) Chege.

3. What betrays Chege's age to Waiyaki?
(a) His bad eyesight.
(b) His voice.
(c) His walk.
(d) His fading memory.

4. To what relative does Nyambura suggest Muthoni go to for help?
(a) Their grandfather.
(b) An aunt.
(c) Their mother.
(d) An uncle.

5. What does Waiyaki plan to have the children do the next day?
(a) Plant a garden.
(b) Rethatch the roof.
(c) Mud the building.
(d) Dig trenches around the school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Waiyaki tried to talk to but been unable to voice his thoughts?

2. Who does Muthoni say she sees as she is dying?

3. What is the name of the river between the ridges?

4. Who is sent out to find Muthoni?

5. What does Joshua's house look like?

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