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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Only their fists.
(c) Knives.
(d) Rocks.

3. Which of these is not a reason people came to the meeting at the school?
(a) To see the Teacher.
(b) To become a teacher.
(c) To see the famous Marioshoni school.
(d) To hear the progress reports on their children.

4. Who visits Waiyaki's hut in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Nyambura.
(b) His mother.
(c) Kinuthia.
(d) Kamau.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the one person Waiyaki felt he'd been able to be emotionally close to?

2. What chore does Nyambura do after the service in Chapter Twenty-One?

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

4. Who saw Waiyaki in Mukuyu late at night?

5. Which of these is not a skill taught to the children?

(see the answer key)

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