2. To what relative does Nyambura suggest Muthoni go to for help?
(a) Their grandfather.
(b) An uncle.
(c) An aunt.
(d) Their mother.

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

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

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

6. What does "tene na tene" mean?
(a) "Across the river."
(b) "World without end."
(c) "Under the tree."
(d) "Fight the fear."

7. What is rumored to be coming to Makuyu?
(a) The railroad.
(b) A new Christian mission.
(c) The white man's military.
(d) A government post.

8. What did the ancient seer call white men?
(a) "People with clothes like butterflies."
(b) "People with milk-skin."
(c) "People with clothes like flowers."
(d) "People from the other world."

9. What rumor circulates about Joshua?
(a) He killed a white man.
(b) He still makes sacrifices to Murungu.
(c) He is very ill.
(d) He drinks in secret.

10. Who does Waiyaki see watching him with Muthoni?
(a) Muthoni's aunt.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Kinuthia.

11. What is the meaning of the river's name?
(a) Pure, clean-the-soul.
(b) Fertility.
(c) Graceful.
(d) Cure, bring-back-to-life.

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

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

14. What weapon do the two boys use to fight one another?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Sticks.
(c) Only their fists.
(d) Knives.

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