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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?
(a) "Of a truth."
(b) "Becoming a man."
(c) "The scared place."
(d) "Blessing."
2. What does Joshua's house look like?
(a) A log cabin.
(b) A rectangular building with a tin roof.
(c) A mud-brick, square structure.
(d) A round, thatched hut.
3. What does Muthoni want to do in Chapter Six?
(a) See the world outside of Kikuyu.
(b) Be circumcised.
(c) Join the church.
(d) Marry a white man.
4. Who were Demi na Mathathi?
(a) Minor gods.
(b) Ancient warriors.
(c) Giants of the tribe.
(d) The priests who performed sacred rites.
5. Where did Waiyaki sit for the ceremony?
(a) Alone by the river.
(b) In front of the tribe's elders.
(c) Behind his father.
(d) Between his mother's thighs.
6. Which of these is not a god worshiped by the Kikuyu?
(a) Ngai.
(b) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(c) Mwenenyaga.
(d) Murungu.
7. From whom does Chege tell Waiyaki that he is descended?
(a) Mugo wa Kibiro.
(b) Kamiri.
(c) Wachiori.
(d) Murungu.
8. What is the name of the Creator who made the first people of the tribe?
(a) Murungu.
(b) Muranga.
(c) Nyama.
(d) Koina.
9. What do the white men see in Waiyaki?
(a) A possible leader of the Christian church.
(b) A troublesome boy.
(c) A brilliant future military leader.
(d) A way to make peace with the native people.
10. What killed Chege's first two wives?
(a) Childbirth.
(b) A flood.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Famine.
11. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Lions.
(c) Antelopes.
(d) Horses.
12. Where does the relative Muthoni thinks will help her live?
(a) Siriana.
(b) Kameno ridge.
(c) In their village.
(d) Nairobi.
13. From where did the ancient seer whisper to his son that salvation would come?
(a) Across the ocean.
(b) The hills.
(c) White man.
(d) God.
14. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?
(a) Rashes.
(b) Fever.
(c) Headaches.
(d) A fresh wound.
15. How many daughters were born to the father and mother of the tribe?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?
2. On what night are the social codes relaxed between men and women?
3. What kind of animal does Waiyaki sit next to in the thingira at the beginning of Chapter Four?
4. Why do young people visit the river before the rite of circumcision?
5. How many wives does Chege have?
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