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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Waiyaki that Nyambura is beautiful?
(a) Kabonyi.
(b) His mother.
(c) Kinuthia.
(d) Kamau.

2. Who does Muthoni say she sees as she is dying?
(a) Nyambura.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Jesus.
(d) Murungu.

3. Who does Muthoni most wish to see while she is ill?
(a) Chege.
(b) Miriamu.
(c) Nyambura.
(d) Joshua.

4. With whom does Chege discuss Muthoni's illness?
(a) Waiyaki.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Joshua.
(d) An elder from Gathanjo.

5. Who is Nyambura going to see?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Kabonyi.
(c) Kamau.
(d) Johana.

6. What does "Gikuyu Karinga" mean?
(a) "Never surrender."
(b) "Gikuyu land forever."
(c) "Keep the tribe pure."
(d) "Education is imperative."

7. Which of these is not an argument made against Waiyaki's plans?
(a) The new taxes being imposed.
(b) A smaller-than-usual expected harvest.
(c) Waiyaki's youth.
(d) The children weren't really learning.

8. Who wishes s/he had been told of Muthoni's illness earlier?
(a) Chege.
(b) Nyambura.
(c) Miriamu.
(d) Joshua.

9. Who had to tell Muthoni's family of her death?
(a) Waiyaki.
(b) Chege.
(c) Reverend Livingstone.
(d) Kabonyi.

10. What is Waiyaki called by the people?
(a) "The Prophet."
(b) "The Chosen One."
(c) "The Leader."
(d) "The Teacher."

11. What is the season of long rains called?
(a) Njahi.
(b) Kihii.
(c) Thingira.
(d) Mwariki.

12. Who is weeping at the end of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Kabonyi.
(b) Chege.
(c) Waiyaki's mother.
(d) Nyambura.

13. What is a Kiama?
(a) A traditional secondary school.
(b) A traditional pilgrimage to the seat of Murungu.
(c) A council to preserve the tribal customs.
(d) A graduation ceremony.

14. What did Waiyaki forget to preach in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Reconciliation.
(b) Expansion of the schools.
(c) Importance of learning.
(d) Purity of the tribe.

15. Whom does Nyambura suspect Waiyaki of planning to visit?
(a) Kinuthia.
(b) Joshua.
(c) Kabonyi.
(d) Kamau.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Waiyaki propose be built for the school that was opposed?

2. What famous quote of Jesus' does Joshua use in his sermon?

3. Who visits Waiyaki's hut in Chapter Sixteen?

4. What rumor is circulated about Muthoni after her death?

5. How does Muthoni get to Siriana?

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