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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 Waiyaki call Muthoni?
(a) A witch.
(b) A sinner.
(c) A rebel.
(d) A beautiful girl.

2. For how long has Nyambura noticed a moodiness about Muthoni in Chapter Six?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Three days.

3. What does Joshua blame for the ills of the land?
(a) The impending apocalypse.
(b) The white man's interference.
(c) The blindness of his people.
(d) God's judgment of him.

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

5. Who was the great witch whose magic won him great fame?
(a) Wachiori.
(b) Murungu.
(c) Kamiri.
(d) Mugo wa Kibiro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the ancient seer call white men?

2. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?

3. Who sometimes helps Joshua with the Sunday service?

4. What does Joshua call himself after converting to Christianity?

5. What animal makes Waiyaki want to touch their bodies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Sundays typically like for Joshua?

2. What rumors about the white people are circulating?

3. How does Waiyaki feel on the morning of his second birth ceremony?

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

5. Describe the festivities of initiation eve.

6. What is the significance of Kerinyaga?

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

8. How does Waiyaki feel toward Muthoni?

9. Describe the sacred place.

10. How are the two ridges, Kameno and Makuyu, described?

(see the answer keys)

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