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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?
(a) Fever.
(b) Rashes.
(c) Headaches.
(d) A fresh wound.

5. Where does Waiyaki speak to Muthoni?
(a) In the dance circle.
(b) In the dark trees.
(c) In his father's hut.
(d) During the pre-initiation feast.

6. Who was the great warrior who killed a lion by himself as a young man?
(a) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(b) Wachiori.
(c) Murungu.
(d) Kamiri.

7. Who were Gikuyu and Mumbi?
(a) The first people of the tribe.
(b) The first people to settle on the Kameno ridge.
(c) Waiyaki's grandparents.
(d) Great warriors of the tribe.

8. What is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?
(a) Muranga.
(b) Murungu.
(c) Koina.
(d) Nyama.

9. What livestock are the boys in charge of?
(a) Goats.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Cattle.
(d) Horses.

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

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

12. Where did Waiyaki sit for the ceremony?
(a) Between his mother's thighs.
(b) Alone by the river.
(c) Behind his father.
(d) In front of the tribe's elders.

13. To whom are sacrifices made before the initiation season?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Demi na Mathathi.
(c) Kikuyu and Mumbi.
(d) The ancient ancestors.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the ancient seer from Kameno?

2. What is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?

3. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?

4. What is the meaning of the river's name?

5. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?

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