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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joshua's house look like?
(a) A log cabin.
(b) A round, thatched hut.
(c) A rectangular building with a tin roof.
(d) A mud-brick, square structure.

2. What year is Waiyaki in at the Siriana school?
(a) Freshman.
(b) Senior.
(c) Junior.
(d) Sophomore.

3. For what sin of his wife's does Joshua beg God's forgiveness?
(a) Her disobedience.
(b) Her circumcision.
(c) Her lack of authority with the people of Makuyu.
(d) Her failure to give birth to a son.

4. On what night are the social codes relaxed between men and women?
(a) The celebration of a son's birth.
(b) The night after the initiation ceremonies.
(c) The eve of the initiation cermonies.
(d) The harvest celebration.

5. Who is sent out to find Muthoni?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Miriamu.
(c) Kabonyi.
(d) Nyambura.

6. Which of these behaviors is not one condemned by Joshua?
(a) Singing songs of praise.
(b) Drinking alcohol.
(c) Circumcision.
(d) Traditional dances.

7. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?
(a) Guitars.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Broken tins.
(d) Horns.

8. What is the thingira?
(a) The women's hut.
(b) The community well.
(c) The man's hut.
(d) The medicine man.

9. How many sons does Chege have?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

10. On what do Nyambura and Muthoni sit while talking at the river?
(a) Boulders.
(b) Water barrels.
(c) Tree stumps.
(d) The grass.

11. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?
(a) Her smile.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her laughter.

12. What event in Joshua's life brought him peace?
(a) The birth of his first child.
(b) His baptism.
(c) His second-birth ceremony.
(d) His wedding.

13. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) Be circumcised.
(b) Join the church.
(c) See the world outside of Kikuyu.
(d) Marry a white man.

14. What is the name of the river between the ridges?
(a) Makuyu.
(b) Kameno.
(c) Honia.
(d) Kiambu.

15. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?
(a) Horses.
(b) Lions.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Antelopes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom is Waiyaki shocked to see at the initiation preparations?

2. What kind of animal does Waiyaki sit next to in the thingira at the beginning of Chapter Four?

3. Who reveals Muthoni's secret?

4. What gave Waiyaki a scar above his left eye?

5. Who were Demi na Mathathi?

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