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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Demi na Mathathi?
(a) The priests who performed sacred rites.
(b) Minor gods.
(c) Ancient warriors.
(d) Giants of the tribe.

2. What does Waiyaki call Muthoni?
(a) A witch.
(b) A rebel.
(c) A sinner.
(d) A beautiful girl.

3. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?
(a) Muthoni.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Kabonyi.
(d) Miriamu.

4. From whom does Chege tell Waiyaki that he is descended?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Kamiri.
(c) Wachiori.
(d) Mugo wa Kibiro.

5. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?
(a) Their father, Joshua.
(b) Reverend Livingstone.
(c) The prophet Isaiah.
(d) Jesus Christ.

6. How many daughters were born to the father and mother of the tribe?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

7. What does Nyambura see as a bad omen?
(a) Muthoni's water barrel rolling down the hill.
(b) Clouds covering the sun.
(c) An antelope crossing their path.
(d) An insect landing on Muthoni's hand.

8. What killed Chege's first two wives?
(a) Famine.
(b) Childbirth.
(c) Malaria.
(d) A flood.

9. How many wives does Chege have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

10. Whom is Waiyaki shocked to see at the initiation preparations?
(a) Nyambura.
(b) Kamau.
(c) Muthoni.
(d) Kinuthia.

11. What reaction did Waiyaki have that was unusual?
(a) He cried.
(b) He fell asleep.
(c) He passed out.
(d) He laughed.

12. Where does the relative Muthoni thinks will help her live?
(a) Kameno ridge.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Siriana.
(d) In their village.

13. At the end of Chapter Two, what event does Chege remind Waiyaki will take place the following day?
(a) The naming ceremony for his sister's first son.
(b) His sister's wedding.
(c) His second birth ceremony.
(d) A celebration of the harvest.

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

15. Where has Muthoni gone?
(a) To her grandmother's.
(b) To Siriana.
(c) To Nairobi.
(d) To her aunt's.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom are sacrifices made before the initiation season?

2. What does Joshua blame for the ills of the land?

3. How did Waiyaki feel the morning of the ceremony in Chapter Three?

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

5. For how long has Nyambura noticed a moodiness about Muthoni in Chapter Six?

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