View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Nineteen through Twenty-Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joshua blame for the ills of the land?
(a) The blindness of his people.
(b) God's judgment of him.
(c) The white man's interference.
(d) The impending apocalypse.

2. Why does Kabonyi travel the ridges?
(a) To recruit more teachers.
(b) To get people to take an oath of purity to the tribe.
(c) To preach Christianity.
(d) To convince people they need to revolt against the white men.

3. What is the meaning of the river's name?
(a) Graceful.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Pure, clean-the-soul.
(d) Cure, bring-back-to-life.

4. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?
(a) A way to make peace with the native people.
(b) A troublesome boy.
(c) A possible leader of the Christian church.
(d) A brilliant future military leader.

5. What is a "kihii"?
(a) A sacrificial goat.
(b) A traditional instrument.
(c) A ceremonial pipe.
(d) An uncircumcised boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is not something Waiyaki says at the meeting is needed for the schools?

2. What does Joshua call himself after converting to Christianity?

3. What starts off the meeting of the parents?

4. Who brings Nyambura to Waiyaki?

5. How are the children dismissed from school?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 244 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample