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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 is the name of the mountain Waiyaki and Chege can see in the distance at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Kerinyaga.
(b) Kilimanjaro.
(c) Kulal.
(d) Karenga.

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

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

4. What is the meaning of "tiitheru"?
(a) "Becoming a man."
(b) "Blessing."
(c) "Of a truth."
(d) "The scared place."

5. What of Muthoni's seems to hold Waiyaki still in the dance circle?
(a) Her laughter.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her smile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the river between the ridges?

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

3. What gave Waiyaki a scar above his left eye?

4. Where does Chege send his son?

5. Who is sent to bring Muthoni back?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Nyambura so upset by Muthoni's confession by the river?

2. What stops the boys' fight in Chapter Two?

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

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

5. How does Nyambura feel about the river?

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

7. What rumors about the white people are circulating?

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

9. What is the significance of Kerinyaga?

10. What is the second birth ceremony?

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