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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where has Muthoni gone?
(a) To her grandmother's.
(b) To Nairobi.
(c) To Siriana.
(d) To her aunt's.
2. What is the meaning of the river's name?
(a) Graceful.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Cure, bring-back-to-life.
(d) Pure, clean-the-soul.
3. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her laughter.
(c) Her smile.
(d) Her eyes.
4. How many daughters were born to the father and mother of the tribe?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Nine.
(d) Five.
5. How did Waiyaki feel the morning of the ceremony in Chapter Three?
(a) Dejected.
(b) Angry.
(c) Excited.
(d) Terrified.
6. What rumor circulates about Joshua?
(a) He still makes sacrifices to Murungu.
(b) He killed a white man.
(c) He is very ill.
(d) He drinks in secret.
7. What killed Chege's first two wives?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Famine.
(c) A flood.
(d) Childbirth.
8. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) See the world outside of Kikuyu.
(b) Be circumcised.
(c) Marry a white man.
(d) Join the church.
9. What animal was slaughtered for the ceremony?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A goat.
(c) A cow.
(d) A pig.
10. Who is sent out to find Muthoni?
(a) Nyambura.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Miriamu.
(d) Kabonyi.
11. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?
(a) The railroad.
(b) A government post.
(c) The white man's military.
(d) A new Christian mission.
12. From whom does Chege tell Waiyaki that he is descended?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Kamiri.
(c) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(d) Wachiori.
13. Which of these behaviors is not one condemned by Joshua?
(a) Singing songs of praise.
(b) Drinking alcohol.
(c) Traditional dances.
(d) Circumcision.
14. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?
(a) "Becoming a man."
(b) "Blessing."
(c) "The scared place."
(d) "Of a truth."
15. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?
(a) Antelopes.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horses.
(d) Lions.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the ancient seer call white men?
2. What gave Waiyaki a scar above his left eye?
3. How many sons does Chege have?
4. Who was the ancient seer from Kameno?
5. For how long has Nyambura noticed a moodiness about Muthoni in Chapter Six?
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