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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many wives does Chege have?
(a) One.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.
2. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?
(a) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(b) Wachiori.
(c) Kamiri.
(d) Murungu.
3. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?
(a) Her laughter.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her smile.
4. Where did Waiyaki's mother take him at the end of Chapter Three?
(a) To the medicine man.
(b) To see his father.
(c) To a priest.
(d) To the river.
5. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?
(a) A new Christian mission.
(b) A government post.
(c) The white man's military.
(d) The railroad.
6. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) See the world outside of Kikuyu.
(b) Join the church.
(c) Marry a white man.
(d) Be circumcised.
7. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?
(a) A possible leader of the Christian church.
(b) A brilliant future military leader.
(c) A way to make peace with the native people.
(d) A troublesome boy.
8. What kind of tree grows near the edge of the sacred hill?
(a) Acacia.
(b) Mugumo.
(c) Baobob.
(d) Camphor.
9. What does Joshua call himself after converting to Christianity?
(a) A reborn man.
(b) A new creature.
(c) A child of God.
(d) Pure and clean.
10. Which of these is not an adjective used to describe Waiyaki's eyes?
(a) Hooded.
(b) Sad.
(c) Liquid.
(d) Large.
11. Who does Nyambura quote as saying circumcision is sinful?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Their father, Joshua.
(c) Reverend Livingstone.
(d) The prophet Isaiah.
12. What does Nyambura see as a bad omen?
(a) An insect landing on Muthoni's hand.
(b) Muthoni's water barrel rolling down the hill.
(c) An antelope crossing their path.
(d) Clouds covering the sun.
13. Who was the great warrior who killed a lion by himself as a young man?
(a) Wachiori.
(b) Kamiri.
(c) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(d) Murungu.
14. What is a "kihii"?
(a) A traditional instrument.
(b) A sacrificial goat.
(c) An uncircumcised boy.
(d) A ceremonial pipe.
15. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?
(a) Nyambura.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Miriamu.
(d) Muthoni.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who reveals Muthoni's secret?
2. What does Waiyaki call Muthoni?
3. How many daughters were born to the father and mother of the tribe?
4. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?
5. Where has Muthoni gone?
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