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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joshua's house look like?
(a) A rectangular building with a tin roof.
(b) A mud-brick, square structure.
(c) A log cabin.
(d) A round, thatched hut.

2. Who were Demi na Mathathi?
(a) Minor gods.
(b) The priests who performed sacred rites.
(c) Ancient warriors.
(d) Giants of the tribe.

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

4. What reaction did Waiyaki have that was unusual?
(a) He laughed.
(b) He passed out.
(c) He fell asleep.
(d) He cried.

5. For what sin of his wife's does Joshua beg God's forgiveness?
(a) Her disobedience.
(b) Her failure to give birth to a son.
(c) Her lack of authority with the people of Makuyu.
(d) Her circumcision.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chege tell Waiyaki the bark of a certain tree is good for?

2. What did the ancient seer call white men?

3. Which of these is not used as an instrument during the initiation dances?

4. Where does Chege send his son?

5. Who was the great warrior who killed a lion by himself as a young man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chege's explanation for why antelope run from men?

2. What rumors about the white people are circulating?

3. Describe the village where Joshua's family lives.

4. Why does Nyambura leave the village at the end of Chapter Eight?

5. Describe the sacred place.

6. What is Muthoni's argument to Nyambura about her desire to be circumcised?

7. What do Waiyaki and his father talk about on their walk to the sacred grove?

8. How does Joshua feel about the rite of circumcision?

9. What does Chege tell Waiyaki he will have to do?

10. What is Joshua's first response when he discovers Muthoni is missing?

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